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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across all three outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points separating the most-left from the most-right headline. Each outlet adopted straightforward, wire-style legal reporting language. The Washington Post anchored its headline in the phrase "reaches plea deal in DUI arrest," emphasizing the negotiated legal outcome and the original charge. USA Today specified the legal mechanism — "pleads no contest to reduced charges" — and grounded the story in the physical event of "Florida car crash." Neutral News focused on the concrete consequence, noting Woods "Loses License for Five Years" after pleading to reckless driving. These minor differences reflect editorial choices about which factual detail to foreground — the original charge, the plea type, or the penalty — rather than any ideological framing. No outlet applied loaded language, selective moral emphasis, or politically suggestive phrasing.