Chicago news crew attacked while on assignment near Adler Planetarium

One of the men then smashed our photographer's camera while the other smashed the windshield of our news truck.

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What happenedA Chicago reporter and photographer were attacked while on assignment near the Adler Planetarium on Monday afternoon.

What changedThe left frames it as "CBS Chicago reporter, photographer attacked by 2 men near Adler Planetarium". The center frames it as "Chicago news crew attacked while on assignment near Adler Planetarium".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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51WORDING GAP

2 sources · 2 bias buckets · Low confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "CBS Chicago reporter, photographer attacked by 2 men near Adler Planetarium". The center frames it as "Chicago news crew attacked while on assignment near Adler Planetarium".

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Jun 29, 11:45 PM: CBS News joined the source map.

Jun 30, 12:35 AM: WGN News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 51/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center-left ·News report

CBS News38m ago

CBS Chicago reporter, photographer attacked by 2 men near Adler Planetarium

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One of the men then smashed our photographer's camera while the other smashed the windshield of our news truck.

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Center ·News report

WGN News18m ago

Chicago news crew attacked while on assignment near Adler Planetarium

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A Chicago reporter and photographer were attacked while on assignment near the Adler Planetarium on Monday afternoon.

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