Black bear attacks resident in rural Snohomish County

The Seattle Times and KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe victim suffered serious injuries after encountering a bear along Index Galena Road in Snohomish County.

What changedThe left frames it as "Mother bear attacks Snohomish County woman". The center frames it as "Black bear attacks resident in rural Snohomish County".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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46WORDING GAP

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Mother bear attacks Snohomish County woman". The center frames it as "Black bear attacks resident in rural Snohomish County".

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Oct 25, 10:09 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Oct 25, 10:50 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center ·News report

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)1h ago

Black bear attacks resident in rural Snohomish County

The victim suffered serious injuries after encountering a bear along Index Galena Road in Snohomish County.

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Center-left ·News report

The Seattle Times1h ago

Mother bear attacks Snohomish County woman

A Snohomish County woman was taking out her trash when she encountered a black bear Sunday. She suffered minor injuries.

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