Thursday, October 18, 2012

Survey of News Headlines

Following Tuesday night's debate, I did a quick and completely unscientific survey of major news headlines.  Curious to see if there was concensus on the outcome of the debate and also to get a general feel for how emotionally charged the headlines would be, given that the debate certainly was.  I was actually pretty surprised with what I found.

Here are the major headlines from 8 major news organizations (CNN, NBC News, ABC News, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Christian Science Monitor and New York Times) and, for entertainment, I included The Onion as well.  These weren't editorial headlines, these were news headlines from the front page.

Facts and Friction:  What we learned 
Sorry Mr. President, Candy Admits that ROMNEY WAS RIGHT
Debate Again Changes Campaign's Arc 
Has debate re-energized Democrats? 
Along with Sparks Errors Fly in Debate
Intense Obama Reignites Democrats After Bruising Debate
As Romney Stumbles, Obama Rumbles 
Romney To Town Hall Audience: 'I Own Horses And Care For Them, And You Are All Like Horses'
Debate Moves Women to Fore in Race for the White House

I was actually glad to see that in most cases the headlines seemed to have an even tone, focus on facts related to the debate, and the effect it had on the campaigns.  However this wasn't true in all cases.  Can you guess which headline is from which organization?

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