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See who’s graduating from Jordan-Elbridge High School; plus Q&As with 2 top students

Two students armed with handguns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.

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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-left2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3NPR - WorldMostly Factual
Right-leaningRare Philippines school shooting kills three teens, wounds sevenToronto SunMixed
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Center baseline · The Post-Standard (Syracuse)Mostly FactualSee who’s graduating from Jordan-Elbridge High School; plus Q&As with 2 top students

As of June 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Thousands of Central New York students are graduating this month. We will be publishing lists of the graduating classes and introducing you to the top students at each school.
The headline split The left frames it as "2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3". The right frames it as "Rare Philippines school shooting kills three teens, wounds seven".
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 confidenceStrong

77/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

NPR - World · Center-left · News report

CenterSee who’s graduating from Jordan-Elbridge High School; plus Q&As with 2 top students

The Post-Standard (Syracuse) · Center · News report

Right / center-right2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-rightMixed
The Washington TimesNews report · Jun 22, 11:39 AM

2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

Two students armed with handguns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
NPR - WorldNews report · Jun 22, 2:10 PM

2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

An investigation is underway to determine the cause. Police said the suspects claimed they were bullied at school.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
New York Times WorldNews report · Jun 22, 1:42 PM

Two Boys Arrested After Deadly School Shooting in the Philippines

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Three people were killed and seven wounded after two teenagers opened fire at their school in Tacloban City, the police said.

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Jun 22, 1:35 PM

See who’s graduating from Jordan-Elbridge High School; plus Q&As with 2 top students

Thousands of Central New York students are graduating this month. We will be publishing lists of the graduating classes and introducing you to the top students at each school.

Open source
RightMixed
Toronto SunNews report · Jun 22, 12:59 PM

Rare Philippines school shooting kills three teens, wounds seven

rarekillsthreeteenswounds

The two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, had fired randomly inside the high school

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Jun 22, 12:02 PM

Brooklyn names Jean Capacetti as new high school principal

The Brooklyn City Schools Board of Education recently named Jean Capacetti as the new high school principal.

Open source
Details77/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
77/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 22, 11:39 AM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Jun 22, 12:02 PM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.

Jun 22, 12:59 PM: Toronto Sun joined the source map.

Jun 22, 1:35 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 77/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.