David Allan Coe, country songwriter, dies at 86
David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote "Take This Job and Shove It" and other hits, died at age 86 on Wednesday around 5 p.m. His wife Kimberly Hastings Coe confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. The cause of death was not disclosed.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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NY Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- NY Postfirst
- ABC News+2.3 h
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The split, in one line
All three outlets report identical core facts and quotes. The only variation is ABC News mentions his prison stint in the opening, while AP and NY Post omit this detail from their initial paragraphs.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' and other country hits, dies at 86”
“David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' dies at 86”
“David Allan Coe, outlaw country music legend, dead at 86”
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Fact ledger
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He had a stint in prison before his music career
Source ·ABC News mentions this in opening; AP News and NY Post omit
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