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Richard Riehle, actor best known for 'Office Space,' dies at 78

ABC News and Fox News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedRichard Riehle, a veteran character actor known for roles in hundreds of films and television shows, has died at the age of 78.
What changedThe left frames it as "Richard Riehle, actor in 'Glory' and 'Office Space,' dies". The right frames it as "'Office Space' star Richard Riehle dead at 78".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 9 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

64WORDING GAP

9 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Richard Riehle, actor in 'Glory' and 'Office Space,' dies". The right frames it as "'Office Space' star Richard Riehle dead at 78".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Oct 19, 9:50 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Oct 19, 9:50 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Oct 19, 10:31 PM: NBC News joined the source map.

Oct 19, 10:44 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 64/99 and story health is stable · 9 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles1h ago

Richard Riehle, actor best known for 'Office Space,' dies at 78

Richard Riehle, a veteran character actor known for roles in hundreds of films and television shows, has died at the age of 78.

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Fox News28m ago

'Office Space' star Richard Riehle dead at 78

Richard Riehle starred in "Office Space," "Casino," and over 400 projects across nearly five decades before his death at 78 this past weekend.

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Center-left ·News report
ABC News21m ago

Richard Riehle, actor in 'Glory' and 'Office Space,' dies

Beloved character actor Richard Riehle has died at 78

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Center ·News report
WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)50m ago

Richard Riehle, dependable TV and film character actor who was in 'Glory' and 'Office Space,' dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Riehle, a prolific character actor in TV and film who often played authority figures but was equally skilled at comedy, notably playing a sad-sack product manager in...

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Center-left ·News report
The Seattle Times39m ago

Richard Riehle, character actor who was in ‘Glory’ and ‘Office Space,’ dies

Beloved character actor Richard Riehle has died at 78.

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Center-left ·News report
The Independent1h ago

Richard Riehle, dependable TV and film character actor who was in 'Glory and 'Office Space,' dies

Beloved character actor Richard Riehle has died at 78

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Center-left ·News report
NBC News1h ago

Richard Riehle, character actor best known for ‘Office Space,’ dies at 78

Richard Riehle, best known for his supporting role in Mike Judge’s corporate satire “Office Space” as Tom Smykowski, has died.

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Center ·News report
Oregonian2h ago

‘Star Trek’ actor dies at 97: ‘Great sadness’

A legendary 'Star Trek' actor has died

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