Judith Lucy has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo a double mastectomy in the coming weeks.
Culture
Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis: 'I'll be keeping you abreast'
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How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.
- 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
- ABC News Comedian Judith Lucy announces 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
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The West Australian
‘Long story short, I have breast cancer’:
LegendaryPerth 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
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A summary of SBS News’s report. The score is for the full 474-word report.
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 Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Gender | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Newsas they published this story | 96.1 | 2 | 80 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 46.6 |
| 7NEWS | 94.3 | 5 | 73 | 0.2 | 0 | 52.7 |
| ABC News | 93.9 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 3.7 | 54.3 |
| 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.
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
ABC News
Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis
Niral 93.9 · calm writing
political 0
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