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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points separating the most left-leaning from the most right-leaning headline. Both Washington Post and NPR employed straightforward, factual language: NPR described Edwards as "formally censured over harassment allegations," while the Washington Post framed the story around the procedural vote and quoted the official term "unprofessional conduct" directly. The primary difference between the two headlines is one of timing and word choice rather than ideology — the Washington Post reported on the anticipated House vote, while NPR reported the completed censure — and neither outlet introduced language that minimized or amplified the underlying conduct. Scorers noted that the Post's use of quoted phrasing attributed the characterization to official sources rather than editorializing, which is a standard journalistic practice. No meaningful framing divide is present in this coverage.