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Bears say Caleb Williams is week-to-week with hamstring injury and will ‘miss some time’
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With a coverage-diversity score of 86 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
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Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 9 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: The Guardian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Fox News.
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The GuardianASep 21, 6:05 PM
Bears say Caleb Williams is week-to-week with hamstring injury and will ‘miss some time’
Quarterback sustained injury in loss on Sunday Tyson Bagent lined up to replace Williams Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’s hamstring injury is going to be a “week-to-week thing,” Chicago coach Ben
The Philadelphia InquirerASep 21, 9:26 PM
Bears QB Caleb Williams is 'week to week' with hamstring injury, coach Ben Johnson says
Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson is leaving open the possibility that Caleb Williams could play in Week 3 against Philadelphia
Chicago Sun-TimesBSep 21, 8:44 PM
Bears' Ben Johnson says QB Caleb Williams (hamstring) won't practice, but doesn't rule him out vs. Eagles
Even with all the Bears’ urgency and their confidence that they’re ready to push for a trip to the Super Bowl, they’d be wise to proceed cautiously with quarterback Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury. I
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