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Former Bachelor star Sam Wood facing domestic violence charges

ABC News Owen Jacques

5 Oct 2026 06:58 AEDT Summary

From the report

Fitness influencer and former Bachelor contestant Sam Wood is due to face court this morning on multiple domestic violence charges following his arrest in Noosa on the weekend.

How outlets headlined it

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

ABC News Former Bachelor star Sam Wood facing domestic violence charges plain
The West Australian Former Bachelor star Sam Wood arrested over alleged domestic violence incident plain
Brisbane Times Sam Wood charged with domestic violence offences plain
The Age Reality TV star Sam Wood charged over alleged domestic violence plain

This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by The West Australian, 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 Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
ABC Newsas they published this story	4.7	0	36	-0.2	50
7NEWS	7.7	3	65	-0.6	30.9

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The same event elsewhere

8 other outlets filed this story. The scoreboard above is what they did differently.

The West Australian Former Bachelor star Sam Wood arrested over alleged domestic violence incident Niral 1.7 · calm political 0 7NEWS Former Bachelor star Sam Wood arrested over alleged domestic violence incident Niral 7.7 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Sam Wood charged with domestic violence offences Niral 6.2 · calm political 0 The Age Sam Wood charged with domestic violence offences Niral 6.2 · calm political 0 WAtoday Sam Wood charged with domestic violence offences Niral 6.2 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Sam Wood charged with domestic violence offences Niral 6.2 · calm political 0 The Age Reality TV star Sam Wood charged over alleged domestic violence Niral 2.5 · calm political 0 WAtoday Reality TV star Sam Wood charged over alleged domestic violence Niral 2.5 · calm political 0