Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports
They publishedIran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports
7 Jul, 00:51ZIRGC fires missiles at ships in the Strait of Hormuz
First reportThe Wall Street Journal · 7 Jul, 00:51Z
Latest reportReuters · 7 Jul, 02:04Z
Span1 hours · 0.3h between reports on average
Base — every candidate starts here5
Public-interest terms in the text (courts, tariffs, ceasefire…)+1.25
High-reliability source boost+0.75
Corroboration — more independent outlets, more weight+3.2
Significance10.2
Deterministic and identical for every story — no engagement signals, no personalization of the score.
Why it matters
What
Axios reports Iran fired missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Why
The reports indicate a direct risk to commercial shipping in a key chokepoint.
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Coverage over time
How the narratives interweavecumulative reports per outlet
The Wall Street Journal has filed the most reports; The Wall Street Journal moved first. Each line is one outlet's running total — where lines rise together, the story is being told in parallel.
Where the coverage comes from
Perspective mix: 5 center.
Coverage blindspot. no right-leaning outlet is covering this cluster; no left-leaning outlet is covering this cluster — worth knowing before deciding what to make of this story.
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How it unfolded — every article