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The Straits Times

5 rewrites across 4 articles that Prism has recorded. This is only what the outlet’s public feed showed while Prism was watching, so it is a sample of its habits, not a full account.

When The Straits Times rewrites a headline, it has

  • 4 times changed who is named — 80% of its rewrites
  • 1 time changed who the claim is attributed to — 20% of its rewrites
  • 1 time added or removed quotation marks — 20% of its rewrites
  • 1 time changed a figure — 20% of its rewrites

Each of these describes what the words do, not why the newsroom changed them. The rewrites below show the evidence for every count.

  1. The Straits Times

    1. WasIn an extraordinary year in US-China ties, why are hopes so low for the Trump-Xi meeting?

      NowWhy stage a grand spectacle if nothing will change? A look at motives for Trump-Xi summit

      • Who is namedNo longer names “US-China”.
      • Who is namedNow names “A”.
    Story: Trump and Xi prepare for summit with tensions over AI, trade, and IranRead the article
  2. The Straits Times

    1. WasUS halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fibre line cut at construction site

      NowThousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves telecom problem

      • AttributionDropped the attribution “says” — the headline no longer says who is claiming it.
      • Who is namedNo longer names “East”, “Coast”.
    Story: FAA grounds flights at major US Northeast airports due to fiber line cut at construction siteRead the article
  3. The Straits Times

    1. Headline changed from: Trump says he will create 'AI Force', name AI czar. To: Trump says he will create AI force, appoint AI czar.

      • Quotation marksRemoved the quotation marks around “ai force” — presented now as the outlet's own words.
    Story: Trump announces creation of 'AI Force' and appointment of 'AI czar'Read the article
  4. The Straits Timesrewritten 2×

    First seenRussian attacks kill six, injure dozens in Ukraine, Moscow says it hits ships, plants

    1. Rewrite 1 · Sep 12, 9:39 PM

      Headline changed from: Russian attacks kill six, injure dozens in Ukraine, Moscow says it hits ships, plants. To: Russian attacks kill nine, injure dozens in Ukraine; Russia says it hits ships, plants.

      • Who is namedNo longer names “Moscow”.
      • Who is namedNow names “Russia”.

    2. Rewrite 2 · Sep 13, 1:12 PM

      Headline changed from: Russian attacks kill nine, injure dozens in Ukraine; Russia says it hits ships, plants. To: Russian attacks kill 10, injure dozens in Ukraine; Moscow says it hits ships, plants.

      • Who is namedNo longer names “Russia”.
      • Who is namedNow names “Moscow”.
      • FigureA figure appeared: “10”.
    Story: Russian military strikes kill multiple people and damage infrastructure in UkraineRead the article