'Great Australian': TV news anchor farewelled

The West Australian Nick Wilson

7 Oct 2026 10:45 AEDT Summary

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From the report

Former ABC broadcaster Richard Morecroft has been remembered as an environmentalist and great Australian.

How outlets headlined it

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

7NEWS Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
The West Australian Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis earlier this year
The West Australian 'Great Australian': ~~veteran~~ TV news anchor farewelled 1 change
The Guardian Australia Richard Morecroft, ~~veteran~~ ABC news presenter, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis 1 change
ABC News (Business) ~~Veteran~~ News anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70 1 change

Headline as published: 'Great Australian': veteran TV news anchor farewelled

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A summary of The West Australian’s report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

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

Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Mood
The West Australianas they published this story	Not scored: we only receive a 22-word summary of this report.
7NEWS	94.9	2	77	0.6	37.5
The Guardian Australia	94.4	9	83	0.0	48.1
ABC News (Business)	94.6	5	88	0.5	33.5

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The same event elsewhere

8 outlets from 4 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 7 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

7NEWS Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 Niral 94.9 · calm writing political 0 The Guardian Australia Richard Morecroft, ABC news presenter, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis Niral 94.4 · calm writing political 0 Brisbane Times Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 summary only, not scored ABC News News anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70 Niral 94.6 · calm writing political 0 The Age Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 summary only, not scored WAtoday Veteran 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