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NOPD searches for missing 13-year-old girl

Only one source reported on the NOPD search for the 13-year-old girl, preventing framing comparison for this specific story.

2 Left1 Center1 Right
Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of September 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Police are asking for help finding 13-year-old Mila Brooklyn Smith, who was last seen around 11 p.m. Saturday on Canal Street.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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 confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBody found in search for missing 18-year-old who vanished 10 days ago

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

CenterNOPD searches for missing 13-year-old girl

WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightBody pulled from water in search for missing teen who vanished 10 days ago sparking urgent seaside search

The Sun · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Sep 27, 8:31 PM

Body found in search for missing 18-year-old who vanished 10 days ago

Avon and Somerset Police today said a body had been recovered in Wales on Sunday morning with items of clothing matching those of an 18-year-old who went missing on September 17 in north So...

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RightMixed
The SunNews report · Sep 27, 9:20 PM

Body pulled from water in search for missing teen who vanished 10 days ago sparking urgent seaside search

A BODY has been found in the agonising search for an 18-year-old who vanished in a seaside town ten days ago. George, from Portishead in Somerset, was last seen in the coastal town at aroun...

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Wales OnlineNews report · Sep 27, 7:12 PM

Body found in water in search for missing 18-year-old

George had been missing for more than a week

Open source
CenterHigh
WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Sep 27, 6:22 PM

NOPD searches for missing 13-year-old girl

searches for missing

Police are asking for help finding 13-year-old Mila Brooklyn Smith, who was last seen around 11 p.m. Saturday on Canal Street.

Open source
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 27, 6:22 PM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Sep 27, 7:12 PM: Wales Online joined the source map.

Sep 27, 8:31 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Sep 27, 9:20 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.