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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this shooting was largely uniform across all three outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points separating the most left-leaning from the most right-leaning headline. The Washington Examiner and Boston Globe ran nearly identical wire-style headlines — "At least 12 people injured in shooting near a football stadium in Florida" — differing only in the presence of an article before "football stadium." CNN's headline diverged slightly in construction, specifying "11-year-old, other minors among 11 shot," which foregrounds the age of victims rather than the total injury count. This difference reflects an editorial choice about which detail to lead with, not an ideological one; scorers noted the mention of minors was for factual context rather than emotional manipulation. All three outlets avoided loaded language, partisan framing, or policy references, presenting the event in straightforward, descriptive terms consistent with neutral crime reporting.