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Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70

The Age Emily Kaine, Aine Ryan
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  • the headline was changed: Former Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70

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From the report

Morecroft was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and died with his partner of 36 years by his side.

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  • The Age Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
  • The West Australian Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis earlier this year
  • WAtoday Former ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
  • ABC News (Business) Veteran News anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70 1 change

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A summary of The Age’s report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

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

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The Ageas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 27-word summary of this report.
ABC News (Business) 95.8

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6 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 5 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

Brisbane Times Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 summary only, not scored ABC News News anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70 Niral 95.8 · calm writing political 0 The West Australian Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis earlier this year summary only, not scored WAtoday Former ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 summary only, not scored