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ASX set to rise, Space X slumps; Former Fed chair Greenspan dies at 100

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died Monday. He was 100.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftFormer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100Stuff (New Zealand)Mostly Factual
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Right-leaningEconomist Alan Greenspan dead at 100WORLD MagazineMostly Factual
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Center baseline · The Sydney Morning HeraldHighASX set to rise, SpaceX slumps; Former Fed chair Greenspan dies at 100

As of June 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Coverage links Federal Reserve leadership speculation with expectations about future interest-rate moves.
The headline split The left frames it as "Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100". The right frames it as "Economist Alan Greenspan dead at 100".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceModerate

71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftFormer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterASX set to rise, SpaceX slumps; Former Fed chair Greenspan dies at 100

The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report

Right / center-rightAlan Greenspan, Former Federal Reserve Chairman, Dies at 100

The New American · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Jun 22, 7:11 PM

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

formerfederalreservechairmandies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financia...

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CenterHigh
The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Jun 22, 8:20 PM

ASX set to rise, Space X slumps; Former Fed chair Greenspan dies at 100

US stocks drifted through a mixed day of trading after resuming following a three-day weekend, with SpaceX falling again.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The Age (Australia)News report · Jun 22, 8:20 PM

ASX set to rise, Space X slumps; Former Fed chair Greenspan dies at 100

US stocks drifted through a mixed day of trading after resuming following a three-day weekend, with SpaceX falling again.

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RightLow
The New AmericanNews report · Jun 22, 8:04 PM

Alan Greenspan, Former Federal Reserve Chairman, Dies at 100

Greenspan championed monetary policies that cost millions of American families their homes, retirement savings, and economic security....

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Details71/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
71/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 22, 6:39 PM: WORLD Magazine joined the source map.

Jun 22, 7:11 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Jun 22, 7:22 PM: The Economic Times (India) joined the source map.

Jun 22, 8:04 PM: The New American joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.