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  • loaded language: 'glued to their phones'
  • loaded language: 'taking away from potentially valuable quality moments'
  • framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • framing: selective emphasis on negative impacts of media use
  • editorializing: Media use is seeping into our lives, possibly more than we realize
  • vague attribution: Researchers say, Experts suggest

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Study Finds High Rates of Media Use Among Parents and Children During Dinner

A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that 70 percent of children and over 75 percent of parents use electronic devices during dinner. Experts suggest that this trend can negatively impact family interactions, emphasizing the benefits of distraction-free meals for emotional connection and healthy habits.

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Cecilia Sada Garibay Dr. Margie Skeer

Our neutral summary

A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that 70 percent of children and over 75 percent of parents use electronic devices during dinner. Experts suggest that this trend can negatively impact family interactions, emphasizing the benefits of distraction-free meals for emotional connection and healthy habits.

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Language Analysis

Loaded-language score 45/100
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Inflammatory language 4/100
Sentiment +20/100

Loaded Language Removed

  • ✕ loaded language: 'glued to their phones'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'taking away from potentially valuable quality moments'
  • ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • ✕ framing: selective emphasis on negative impacts of media use
  • ✕ editorializing: Media use is seeping into our lives, possibly more than we realize
  • ✕ vague attribution: Researchers say, Experts suggest

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Original Headline

70% of kids looking at electronic screens during dinner...Figure even higher for parents!

Neutral Headline

Study Finds High Rates of Media Use Among Parents and Children During Dinner