19 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
CBS News and The Washington Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
19 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
CBS News · Center-left · News report
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
The Washington Times · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
The 10-person expedition lost contact with its base camp after an avalanche struck Broad Peak as they attempted to scale the mountain.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others have died after being swept away in an avalanche in Pakistan. Search teams are working to recover their bodies.
The 10-member expedition was swept away by an avalanche Thursday on Pakistan's Broad Peak.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and all the other nine climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan have died, and search teams were trying to recover their...
Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and all the other nine climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan have died, and search teams were trying to recover their bodies, Purja's...
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 1, 4:27 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.
Aug 1, 5:37 PM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.
Aug 1, 6:03 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.
Aug 1, 6:04 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is stable · 19 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.