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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of Iceland's referendum on EU membership talks was remarkably uniform across all five outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points. Every headline used neutral, factual language to convey the same core outcome — that Icelanders voted against reopening membership discussions. The dominant verb choices, "rejects" (Financial Times, Sky News) and "votes against" (Neutral News), are straightforwardly descriptive with no ideological loading. The only minor point of differentiation was CNBC's decision to add context — "despite Trump's Greenland threats" — which provides geopolitical background without editorializing for or against any position. Politico stood apart slightly by framing the result as "too close to call," suggesting its headline was written before final results were confirmed rather than reflecting a different ideological angle. No outlet introduced language that could be characterized as left- or right-leaning.