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Edinburgh Airport reopens following security alert - delays likely

The airport was evacuated on Friday night after a ‘potentially suspicious package’ was found

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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-leftEdinburgh Airport reopens after suspicious package alertThe Herald (Scotland)Mostly Factual
suspiciouspackagealert
Right-leaningEdinburgh Airport RECAP: Hub reopens after bomb squad search and passenger evacuationDaily ExpressMixed
recapbombsquad
Center baseline · The ScotsmanMostly FactualEdinburgh Airport reopens following security alert - delays likely

As of June 20, 2026 at 7:57 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The airport was evacuated on Friday night after a ‘potentially suspicious package’ was found.
The headline split The left frames it as "Edinburgh Airport reopens after suspicious package alert". The right frames it as "Edinburgh Airport RECAP: Hub reopens after bomb squad search and passenger evacuation".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

73/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftEdinburgh Airport reopens after suspicious package alert

The Herald (Scotland) · Center-left · News report

CenterEdinburgh Airport reopens following security alert - delays likely

The Scotsman · Center · News report

Right / center-rightEdinburgh Airport RECAP: Hub reopens after bomb squad search and passenger evacuation

Daily Express · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Jun 20, 7:31 AM

Edinburgh Airport reopens following security alert - delays likely

The airport was evacuated on Friday night after a ‘potentially suspicious package’ was found

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Herald (Scotland)News report · Jun 20, 7:32 AM

Edinburgh Airport reopens after suspicious package alert

suspiciouspackagealert

Parts of the airport were evacuated after what Police Scotland described as a ‘potentially suspicious package’ was discovered around 6.50pm on Friday.

Open source
RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Jun 20, 2:54 AM

Edinburgh Airport RECAP: Hub reopens after bomb squad search and passenger evacuation

recapbombsquadsearch

Pictures from the scene show several passengers and flight attendants standing outside the airport.

Open source
Details73/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
73/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 20, 2:54 AM: Daily Express joined the source map.

Jun 20, 7:31 AM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Jun 20, 7:32 AM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.

Jun 20, 7:57 AM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.