Detectives are investigating whether the boy accidentally shot himself while handling an illegal gun in the city’s north-west.
Sydney, NSW
Boy dies after being shot inside Sydney apartment
From the report
This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.
How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.
- The Age Boy dies after being shot inside Sydney apartment plain
- The West Australian Boy, 11, shot in face at unit in Sydney’s northwest dies in hospital plain
How this outlet filed it, and how we rewrote it
No other newsroom we read has filed on this event, so there is nothing to compare it with yet.
Also covered by The West Australian, WAtoday, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.
| Outlet | Niral Score |
|---|---|
| The Ageas they published this story | 4.1 |
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The same event elsewhere
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The West Australian
Boy, 11, shot in face at unit in Sydney’s northwest dies in hospital
Niral 8.2
political 0
WAtoday
Boy dies after being shot inside Sydney apartment
Niral 4.1
political 0
The Sydney Morning Herald
Boy dies after being shot inside Sydney apartment
Niral 4.1
political 0
Brisbane Times
Boy dies after being shot inside Sydney apartment
Niral 4.1
political 0