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Scot killed in Krakow shooting named while British teenager remains in hospital

Metro UK and Sky News World describe the same event in different terms.

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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-leftBritish DJ confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting that left six deadMetro UKMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-rightBritish DJ named as one of six people killed in Krakow shootingSky News WorldHigh
Center baseline · The Belfast TelegraphHighScot killed in Krakow shooting named while British teenager remains in hospital

As of November 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Scot killed in Krakow shooting named while British teenager remains in hospital.
The headline split The left frames it as "British DJ confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting that left six dead". The right frames it as "British DJ named as one of six people killed in Krakow shooting".
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

62/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBritish DJ confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting that left six dead

Metro UK · Center-left · News report

CenterScot killed in Krakow shooting named while British teenager remains in hospital

The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report

Right / center-rightBritish DJ named as one of six people killed in Krakow shooting

Sky News World · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Metro UKNews report · Nov 11, 2:38 PM

British DJ confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting that left six dead

James Campbell has been identified as one of the victims in the Krakow shooting (Picture: Facebook) A Scottish DJ has been identified as one of six people killed in a shooting in Krakow. Ja...

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Center-rightHigh
Sky News WorldNews report · Nov 11, 2:07 PM

British DJ named as one of six people killed in Krakow shooting

A British DJ has been named as one of six people killed in a shooting in Krakow.

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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Nov 11, 3:04 PM

British DJ is named among victims killed in Krakow gun massacre

A British DJ has been named as the Briton killed in a mass shooting in Poland over the weekend.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Nov 11, 3:41 PM

Scottish DJ named as victim of Krakow shooting that killed six

Six people, comprising four women and two men, were killed and 15 others were injured in the attack

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CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Nov 11, 2:31 PM

Scottish man killed in Krakow shooting named as James Campbell from Prestwick

James Campbell, of Prestwick, was one of six people killed in the November 7 shooting in the Polish city by the 24-year-old gunman, who is also suspected of murdering three members of his o...

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Details62/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
62/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 11, 2:07 PM: Sky News World joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:31 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:38 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Nov 11, 3:04 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.