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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Aug 31, 10:47 AM
13 injured in shuttle bus crash at Newark Liberty airport
The employee shuttle crashed around 3 a.m. near Terminal B.
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13 injured in shuttle bus crash at Newark Liberty airport
Fox News reaches for "slams" where ABC7 New York stays flat.
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As of August 31, 2026 at 11:48 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The employee shuttle crashed around 3 a.m. near Terminal B.
The headline split The center frames it as "13 injured in shuttle bus crash at Newark Liberty airport". The right frames it as "Newark airport shuttle bus slams into concrete barrier, injuring 13".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
57/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Center13 injured in shuttle bus crash at Newark Liberty airport
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNewark airport shuttle bus slams into concrete barrier, injuring 13
Fox News · Center-right · News report
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Fox NewsNews report · Aug 31, 11:48 AM
Newark airport shuttle bus slams into concrete barrier, injuring 13
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Video shows the badly damaged employee shuttle bus crumpled against a concrete barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal B.
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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Aug 31, 11:10 AM
13 people injured, 3 seriously, after airport shuttle bus hits wall at Newark Airport
The shuttle bus crash happened early Monday morning at Terminal B. Three people suffered serious injuries.
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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Aug 31, 11:08 AM
Airport shuttle bus hits wall at Newark Airport; 13 people injured, 3 seriously
The shuttle bus crash happened early Monday morning at Terminal B. Three people suffered serious injuries.
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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)News report · Aug 31, 9:29 AM
Multiple injured in shuttle bus accident at EWR: sources
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) -- Multiple individuals were injured in an accident involving an employee shuttle bus at Newark Liberty International Airport early Monday morning, sources tell PIX11 N...
Details57/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
57/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 31, 9:29 AM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.
Aug 31, 10:47 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Aug 31, 11:08 AM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.
Aug 31, 11:10 AM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.