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Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claims

The Sydney Morning Herald Farid Farid, Eleanor Wilson
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From the report

Democracy campaigner Tran Hiep was due to meet his wife in Thailand after travelling to Phnom Penh, but did not board his flight and has not been heard from since.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.

  • The Sydney Morning Herald Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claims plain
  • ABC News Australian missing in Cambodia allegedly abducted by Vietnamese authorities plain
  • The Guardian Australia Vietnamese government accused of abducting Melbourne human rights activist plain
  • The West Australian Activist group claims missing Aussie Tran Hiep ‘kidnapped’ by Vietnamese government plain

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How each outlet filed it

Also covered by Brisbane Times, WAtoday, The Age, The West Australian. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingPoliticalSentimentHappiness
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story 2 0 71 0 0 50
ABC News 6.9 6 77 0.1 -0.5 27.5
The Guardian Australia 6.6 4 76 0 -0.3 45.5

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ABC News Australian missing in Cambodia allegedly abducted by Vietnamese authorities Niral 6.9 · calm political 0.1 The Guardian Australia Vietnamese government accused of abducting Melbourne human rights activist Niral 6.6 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claims Niral 2 · calm political 0 WAtoday Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claims Niral 2 · calm political 0 The Age Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claims Niral 2 · calm political 0 The West Australian Activist group claims missing Aussie Tran Hiep ‘kidnapped’ by Vietnamese government Niral 5.9 · calm political 0