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Dear Abby: Upcoming cruise may be dead in the water if our talkative friend doesn’t pipe down
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 4 reports on this story from 4 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 3 left-leaning and 1 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 51 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Interestingly, the story is being covered on the left and the right but not by the centrist outlets we track — a sign it may be more polarizing than consensus-driven.
On reliability, 3 of the 4 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 1 outlet fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
The reports clustered here landed within about 3 hours of each other, suggesting a fast-moving, breaking story.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: MLive, NJ.com, The Oregonian, NY Post.
Left(3)
MLiveBAug 10, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: Future cruise with chatty friend isn’t the vacation they’ve been dreaming of
This couple basically invited themselves along. Will the ship be big enough for them to get some privacy?
NJ.comBAug 10, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: Upcoming cruise may be dead in the water if our talkative friend doesn’t pipe down
The thought of having dinner together every night has put a distinct damper on what is a rare vacation for this couple.
The OregonianBAug 10, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: Couple’s cruise vacation is set adrift when chatterbox friends invite themselves along
They don't take big vacations often. How can they ditch this couple and get some peace?
Center(0)
Right(1)
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