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Crime and courts

Former bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders sentenced to at least four years and six months in jail

The West Australian Emma Kirk and Angie Raphael
Summary

From the report

Once one of Australia’s highest ranking Catholics, a former bishop will now spend at least four-and-a-half years behind bars for sexually assaulting young Aboriginal men.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • The West Australian Former bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders sentenced to at least four years and six months in jail
  • BBC News (Australia) Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
  • The West Australian Ex-bishop jailed for abusing vulnerable young men
  • 7NEWS Christopher Saunders: Former Bishop of Broome jailed for sex offences
  • ABC News Long-serving Catholic bishop who sexually abused young Indigenous men jailed
  • The West Australian Christopher Saunders: Disgraced former Bishop of Broome learns fate for historical sex offences 1 change

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How calmly each outlet wrote it

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
The West Australianas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 42-word summary of this report.
BBC News (Australia) 91.7 6 56 -0.4 30.4
7NEWS 87.1 8 48 -0.5 19
ABC News 91 7 53 -0.8 27.9

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The same event elsewhere

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

BBC News Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men Niral 91.7 · calm writing political 0 7NEWS Christopher Saunders: Former Bishop of Broome jailed for sex offences Niral 87.1 · mostly calm writing political 0 ABC News Long-serving Catholic bishop who sexually abused young Indigenous men jailed Niral 91 · calm writing political 0