Washington Post
3 rewrites across 3 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 Washington Post rewrites a headline, it has
- 2 times changed who is named — 67% of its rewrites
- 1 time changed a figure — 33% of its rewrites
- 1 time changed who the claim is attributed to — 33% 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.
- Washington Post
WasTrump courts Xi with pomp as China seeks greater global influence
NowFor Trump and Xi, a day of pageantry and competing priorities
- Who is namedNo longer names “China”.
SpectrumCenter-left→CenterPrism reads the rewritten headline as center, where the original read center-left.
- Washington Post
Headline changed from: Trump says planned arch will be 'military complex' for drones, snipers. To: Trump says planned 250-foot arch will be 'military complex' for drones, snipers.
- FigureA figure appeared: “250”.
- Washington Post
Headline changed from: Fetterman appears by video at GOP convention and says he will work with Trump. To: Fetterman appears by video at GOP convention, sparking Democratic backlash.
- AttributionDropped the attribution “says” — the headline no longer says who is claiming it.
- Who is namedNo longer names “Trump”.
- Who is namedNow names “Democratic”.
SpectrumCenter→Center-leftPrism reads the rewritten headline as center-left, where the original read center.