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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Sep 4, 12:56 AM

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WLKY 's College Football Preview special

Most headlines highlight a college football team honoring Dolly Parton, while one is a neutral self-promotion for a preview special.

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 9/4/2026, 12:56:02 AM.

30-SECOND READ

What happenedThe wait is over. College football is back. 🏈.
What changedThe headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

10WORDING GAP

6 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Mostly same. The outlets agree on the core event. The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 3, 11:07 PM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.

Sep 3, 11:07 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Sep 3, 11:07 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Sep 3, 11:07 PM: Star Ledger joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 10/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
Oregonian48m ago

College football team to honor Dolly Parton in opener

honor

The athletic director revealed the news on social media.

Open source
Center-right ·News report
Al.com (Alabama News)48m ago

College football team to honor Dolly Parton in opener

honor

The athletic director revealed the news on social media.

Open source
Center-left ·News report
Star Ledger58m ago

College football team to honor Dolly Parton in opener

The athletic director revealed the news on social media.

Open source