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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 17, 11:27 PM
Jury reaches verdict in Super Bowl reporter death trial
Danette Colbert and Rickey White are facing charges in connection to the death of Adan Manzano.
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Jury reaches verdict in Super Bowl reporter death trial
The Independent and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 18, 2026 at 1:08 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Danette Colbert and Rickey White are facing charges in connection to the death of Adan Manzano.
The headline split The left frames it as "Jury convicts woman of negligent homicide in death of reporter covering Super Bowl in New...". The center frames it as "Jury reaches verdict in trial over death of Kansas City sports reporter".
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 confidenceModerate
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftJury convicts woman of negligent homicide in death of reporter covering Super Bowl in New Orleans
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterJury reaches verdict in Super Bowl reporter death trial
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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The IndependentNews report · Sep 18, 1:08 AM
Jury convicts woman of negligent homicide in death of reporter covering Super Bowl in New Orleans
A Louisiana jury has convicted a woman of negligent homicide in the death of a television reporter who had been visiting New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl
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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Sep 18, 1:02 AM
2 suspects found guilty in death of sports reporter covering 2025 Super Bowl
Adan Manzano was found dead in his hotel room from alcohol and Xanax in 2025.
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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Sep 17, 11:39 PM
Jury reaches verdict in trial over death of Kansas City sports reporter
Both sides delivered their closing arguments Thursday before jurors began deliberating and handed down a verdict.
Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 17, 11:27 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Sep 17, 11:39 PM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.
Sep 18, 1:02 AM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.
Sep 18, 1:08 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.