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Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer

The Sydney Morning Herald Lachlan Abbott
Summary

From the report

Police revealed the charges were withdrawn on Thursday after “significant consideration” following the death of Van Viet Truong in August.

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 Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
  • The West Australian Group assault charges related to grocer's death dropped
  • ABC News Charges dropped against 12yo after alleged bashing of Sunshine shopkeeper
  • 7NEWS Van Viet Truong: Major update after alleged teen assault left grocer dead in Sunshine, Melbourne 1 change

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A summary of The Sydney Morning Herald’s report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

Brisbane Times, The West Australian, WAtoday and The Age 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 30-word summary of this report.
7NEWS 89 7 28 -1.0 18.3
ABC News 88.4 6 67 -0.9 21.6

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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.

Brisbane Times Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer summary only, not scored 7NEWS Van Viet Truong: update after alleged teen assault left grocer dead in Sunshine, Melbourne Niral 89 · mostly calm writing political 0 The West Australian Group assault charges related to grocer's death dropped summary only, not scored WAtoday Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer summary only, not scored The Age Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer summary only, not scored ABC News Charges dropped against 12yo after alleged bashing of Sunshine shopkeeper Niral 88.4 · mostly calm writing political 0