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Texts sent from Jesse Baird’s phone revealed in Lamarre-Condon murder trial

Stuff (New Zealand) reaches for "alleged" where The Sydney Morning Herald stays flat.

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As of October 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The messages were sent to Baird’s housemates after the former TV presenter’s alleged murder, the court heard.
The headline split The left frames it as "Texts sent from Australian TV presenter’s phone after alleged murder shown to jury". The center frames it as "Texts sent from Jesse Baird’s phone revealed in Lamarre-Condon murder trial".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

59/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftTexts sent from Australian TV presenter’s phone after alleged murder shown to jury

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterTexts sent from Jesse Baird’s phone revealed in Lamarre-Condon murder trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Oct 1, 10:42 PM

Texts sent from Jesse Baird’s phone revealed in Lamarre-Condon murder trial

The messages were sent to Baird’s housemates after the former TV presenter’s alleged murder, the court heard.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 1, 11:35 PM

Texts sent from Australian TV presenter’s phone after alleged murder shown to jury

alleged

Prosecutors allege Beau Lamarre-Condon used former Australian TV presenter Jesse Baird’s phone to make his housemates believe he was still alive.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Age (Australia)News report · Oct 1, 10:42 PM

Texts sent from Jesse Baird’s phone revealed in Lamarre-Condon murder trial

The messages were sent to Baird’s housemates after the former TV presenter’s alleged murder, the court heard.

Open source
Details59/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
59/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 1, 10:42 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Oct 1, 10:42 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Oct 1, 11:35 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 59/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.