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Perth, WA

City Beach whale: large 18 tonne carcass trucked away but large sharks continue to stalk coastline

The West Australian Charlton Hart
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From the report

An 18-tonne rotting whale carcass has been hoisted off South City Beach, but an urgent shark warning now covers the entire Perth coast as great whites continue to prowl.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • ABC News Dead whale finally being removed from Perth beach, four days after washing up 1 change
  • Brisbane Times Whale carcass finally removed from City Beach 1 change
  • The West Australian City Beach whale: Huge large 18 tonne carcass finally trucked away but massive large sharks continue to stalk coastline 3 changes

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Headline as published: City Beach whale: Huge 18 tonne carcass finally trucked away but massive sharks continue to stalk coastline

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How each outlet filed it

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

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentHappiness
The West Australianas they published this story 29.1 3 42 -0.1 47.4
ABC News 8.6 4 58 -0.5 30

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The same event elsewhere

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ABC News Dead whale being removed from Perth beach, four days after washing up Niral 8.6 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Whale carcass removed from City Beach Niral 13.9 · mostly calm political 0 The Age Whale carcass removed from City Beach Niral 13.9 · mostly calm political 0 WAtoday Whale carcass removed from City Beach Niral 13.9 · mostly calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Whale carcass removed from City Beach Niral 13.9 · mostly calm political 0