I'm not sure that it's easy to dismiss political bias as coincidental given that the people publishing the article are professional wordsmiths who understand the impact of every word they choose.
"...around user privacy." Boring. No one will click that.
"...against federal conscription." Sounds like a conspiracy rag.
"...terrorist phone." Interesting! Let's click.
As someone that used to work as a "professional wordsmith," I think you vastly overestimate how much they care. Does it work? Do I hit my SEO metrics? Can I go to lunch now? And remember, headline writers often aren't the people who write the articles, and may not be people who have READ the articles.
