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Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis

ABC News
Summary

Breast Cancer

From the report

Australian comedian Judith Lucy says she has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.

How outlets headlined it

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  • ABC News Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis
  • SBS News Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis: 'I'll be keeping you abreast'
  • 7NEWS Comedian Judith Lucy reveals breast cancer diagnosis as she prepares for double mastectomy
  • The West Australian 'Strap in': Judith Lucy reveals cancer diagnosis
  • The Guardian Australia Judith Lucy announces breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m in shock, but I’m OK’
  • The Age ‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis
  • The West Australian ‘Long story short, I have breast cancer’: Legendary Perth comedian Judith Lucy shares heart-breaking diagnosis 1 change
  • The West Australian ‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Aussie comedian Judith Lucy reveals difficult diagnosis 1 change

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Judith Lucy has shared she has breast cancer via her social media.
Judith Lucy has shared she has breast cancer via her social media.

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How calmly each outlet wrote it

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

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentGenderMood
ABC Newsas they published this story 93.9 1 85 0 3.7 54.3
SBS News 96.1 2 80 -0.4 1.9 46.6
7NEWS 94.3 5 73 0.2 0 52.7
The Guardian Australia 94.4 5 88 -0.2 0 48.3

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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.

SBS News Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis: 'I'll be keeping you abreast' Niral 96.1 · calm writing political 0 7NEWS Comedian Judith Lucy reveals breast cancer diagnosis as she prepares for double mastectomy Niral 94.3 · calm writing political 0 The West Australian 'Strap in': Judith Lucy reveals cancer diagnosis summary only, not scored The Guardian Australia Judith Lucy announces breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m in shock, but I’m OK’ Niral 94.4 · calm writing political 0 The Age ‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis summary only, not scored WAtoday ‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis summary only, not scored Brisbane Times ‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis summary only, not scored