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BBC NewsNews report · Nov 10, 10:18 AM
Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered decades of 'dreadful abuse'
A report from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry says the school focused on protecting its reputation and ignored complaints.
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Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered decades of 'dreadful abuse'
The National (Scotland) and The Scotsman describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened A report from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry says the school focused on protecting its reputation and ignored complaints.
The headline split The left frames it as "Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered ‘dreadful abuse’ over 40 years, inquiry finds". The center frames it as "Pupils suffered 'dreadful abuse' for 40 years at Edinburgh Academy, inquiry finds".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
34/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftEdinburgh Academy ignored decades of ‘dreadful abuse’ to protect reputation, inquiry finds
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterEdinburgh Academy pupils suffered decades of 'dreadful abuse'
BBC News · Center · News report
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The IndependentNews report · Nov 10, 11:08 AM
Edinburgh Academy ignored decades of ‘dreadful abuse’ to protect reputation, inquiry finds
Broadcaster and former pupil Nicky Campbell described being ‘haunted’ in the middle of the night by memories of his school days
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The ScotsmanNews report · Nov 10, 10:57 AM
Pupils suffered 'dreadful abuse' for 40 years at Edinburgh Academy, inquiry finds
Lady Smith said: “For decades, the school failed to look at itself through a realistic and critical lens.”
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The National (Scotland)News report · Nov 10, 10:31 AM
Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered ‘dreadful abuse’ over 40 years, inquiry finds
PUPILS at boarding school Edinburgh Academy suffered “dreadful abuse” over 40 years as the school sought to protect its reputation and ignore complaints, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry ha...
Details34/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
34/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Nov 10, 10:31 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
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Nov 10, 11:08 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 34/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.