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Greens leader steps down due to health issue

WAtoday
Summary

From the report

Greens leader Larissa Waters has stood down as leader of the party in search of a slower pace of life as she manages chronic kidney disease.

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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 outlets headlined it

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

  • WAtoday Greens leader steps down due to health issue plain
  • The Age Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader due to illness plain
  • The West Australian Greens leader suddenly quits after health 'downturn' plain
  • The West Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters to step down as party leader due to ill health plain
  • ABC News Greens leader Larissa Waters steps down due to illness plain
  • 7NEWS Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader as pre-existing kidney condition ‘takes a downturn’ plain
  • SBS News Greens leader Larissa Waters says she will step down due to health issue plain

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by The Age, The West Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentHappiness
WAtodayas they published this story 5.4 0 42 -0.1 45.6
ABC News 8.4 1 57 -0.2 50
7NEWS 6.8 2 66 -0.2 53.9
SBS News 9.4 3 32 0.0 45.7

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

The Age Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader due to illness Niral 9.5 political 0 The West Australian Greens leader suddenly quits after health 'downturn' Niral 4.2 political 0 The West Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters to step down as party leader due to ill health Niral 11.4 political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader due to illness Niral 9.5 political 0 ABC News Greens leader Larissa Waters steps down due to illness Niral 8.4 political 0 7NEWS Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader as pre-existing kidney condition ‘takes a downturn’ Niral 6.8 political 0 SBS News Greens leader Larissa Waters says she will step down due to health issue Niral 9.4 political 0 WAtoday Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader due to illness Niral 9.5 political 0