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Liam Payne's family criticises media for 'indescribable damage'

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69% Informative

Media caused "indescribable, lasting damage" through its coverage of Payne 's death.

Family say persistent "attention and speculation" in the press exacerbated their suffering.

Payne died last October after falling from a balcony at a Buenos Aires hotel.

Statement came after Argentinian authorities dropped manslaughter charges against two men.

VR Score

58

Informative language

47

Neutral language

81

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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