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Five cars set alight outside Melbourne homes in fourth night of firebombings

ABC News
Summary

Arson

From the report

Five cars have been set on fire outside homes in a fourth consecutive night of firebombings in Melbourne residential streets.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • ABC News Five cars set alight outside Melbourne homes in fourth night of firebombings
  • Brisbane Times Manhunt after firebombing in Melbourne
  • Brisbane Times Teenager set alight after Melbourne car firebombing
  • The West Australian Arsonist targets fruit shop, cars set alight in firebombing spree series across Melbourne 1 change

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The one thing this headline claims is in the report.

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A car was destroyed and a house damaged by fire in Springvale early this morning.
A car was destroyed and a house damaged by fire in Springvale early this morning.

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How calmly it was written

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

Outlet Niral Score
ABC Newsas they published this story 90.6

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The same event elsewhere

6 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 5 below.

The West Australian Arsonist targets fruit shop, cars set alight in firebombing series across Melbourne summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Manhunt after firebombing in Melbourne summary only, not scored WAtoday Manhunt after firebombing in Melbourne summary only, not scored The Age Manhunt after firebombing in Melbourne summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Manhunt after firebombing in Melbourne summary only, not scored