Former ABC News presenter and SBS host Richard Morecroft has been remembered as a generational talent.
Health / New South Wales
Broadcaster Richard Morecroft dies following cancer battle
From the report
How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.
- 7NEWS Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
- The West Australian Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis earlier this year
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SBS News
BelovedBroadcaster Richard Morecroft dies following cancer battle 1 change -
The West Australian
'Great Australian':
veteranTV news anchor farewelled 1 change -
The Guardian Australia
Richard Morecroft,
veteranABC news presenter, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis 1 change -
ABC News (Business)
VeteranNews anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70 1 change
Headline check
Headline as published: Beloved broadcaster Richard Morecroft dies following cancer battle
The one thing this headline claims is in the report.
Figures, names and quoted words in the headline, looked for in the report itself — not in the summary above. One claim in this headline could be checked, so this is a narrow pass and not a thorough one. How this is checked
A summary of SBS News’s report. The score is for the full 494-word report.
How calmly each outlet wrote it
The West Australian, Brisbane Times, The Age, WAtoday and The Sydney Morning Herald also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Newsas they published this story | 94.6 | 5 | 83 | 0.1 | 41.2 |
| 7NEWS | 94.9 | 2 | 77 | 0.6 | 37.5 |
| The Guardian Australia | 94.4 | 9 | 83 | 0.0 | 48.1 |
| ABC News (Business) | 94.6 | 5 | 88 | 0.5 | 33.5 |
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The same event elsewhere
9 outlets from 5 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 8 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.
The West Australian
'Great Australian': TV news anchor farewelled
summary only, not scored
7NEWS
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
Niral 94.9 · calm writing
political 0
The Guardian Australia
Richard Morecroft, ABC news presenter, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis
Niral 94.4 · calm writing
political 0
Brisbane Times
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored
ABC News
News anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70
Niral 94.6 · calm writing
political 0
The Age
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored