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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across most outlets, with CNN, The Guardian, the Boston Globe, and Reuters all scoring at 0.0 and sharing a nearly identical neutral framing — each leading with the procedural fact of the investigation being reopened, using verbs like "reopen" and "reopens probe" alongside the qualifier "alleged." The only meaningful departure came from the New York Post, which scored modestly higher and chose an entirely different editorial angle: rather than foregrounding the prosecutorial action, its headline focused on Cornell University's institutional response, quoting the university's characterization of the accuser's essay claims as "irresponsible." This shift moved emphasis away from the legal process and toward an adversarial framing between the institution and the accuser. The bias spread of just 0.5 points confirms that, apart from the Post's distinct subject selection, the broader press corps treated this as a straightforward legal-procedural story.