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‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault

The Sydney Morning Herald Amber Schultz
Summary

From the report

The alleged sexual assaults by the prominent Sydney Indigenous leader occurred when Yvonne Weldon was 15 years old.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault
  • ABC News Sydney councillor accuses Indigenous elder Mick Mundine of sexual assault
  • WAtoday Prolific Indigenous elder charged over historical child abuse allegation
  • ABC News Prominent Indigenous elder arrested over child sex assault allegation
  • ABC News Prominent Indigenous elder charged over child sex assault allegation
  • The West Australian Sydney Indigenous leader Mick Mundine arrested over historical child sexual assault allegations
  • Brisbane Times Prominent Sydney Indigenous leader charged with sexual assault of child
  • 7NEWS Mick Mundine: Prominent Indigenous leader charged over accusations of historic child sexual abuse 1 change

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A summary of The Sydney Morning Herald’s report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

The Age, WAtoday, Brisbane Times and The West Australian also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 33-word summary of this report.
ABC News 94.4 2 75 -0.9 23
7NEWS 85.2 4 41 -0.6 16.2

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The same event elsewhere

7 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 6 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

ABC News Sydney councillor accuses Indigenous elder Mick Mundine of sexual assault Niral 94.4 · calm writing political 0 The Age ‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault summary only, not scored WAtoday ‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault summary only, not scored Brisbane Times ‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault summary only, not scored 7NEWS Mick Mundine: Prominent Indigenous leader charged over accusations of child sexual abuse Niral 85.2 · mostly calm writing political 0 The West Australian Sydney Indigenous leader Mick Mundine arrested over historical child sexual assault allegations summary only, not scored