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Artist condemns use of his artwork in racist imagery shared for University of Maryland tennis tournament

The Guardian US and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of October 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Benjamin Jancewicz says he created the illustration in 2017 to raise awareness of Maryland’s racist history.
The headline split The left frames it as "University of Maryland club tennis team suspended over racist imagery sent to other schoo...". The center frames it as "Artist condemns use of his artwork in racist imagery shared for University of Maryland te...".
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Left / center-leftUniversity of Maryland club tennis team suspended over racist imagery sent to other schools

The Guardian US · Center-left · News report

CenterArtist condemns use of his artwork in racist imagery shared for University of Maryland tennis tournament

WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) · Center · News report

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Oct 14, 11:09 PM

Artist condemns use of his artwork in racist imagery shared for University of Maryland tennis tournament

Benjamin Jancewicz says he created the illustration in 2017 to raise awareness of Maryland’s racist history.

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The Guardian USNews report · Oct 14, 9:46 PM

University of Maryland club tennis team suspended over racist imagery sent to other schools

Image of state flag incorporating KKK hoods was sent to other schools participating in regional tennis tournament The University of Maryland (UMD) has indefinitely suspended its club tennis...

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Details59/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
59/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Oct 14, 9:46 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

Oct 14, 11:09 PM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 59/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.