Hundreds of mourners have gathered to farewell a young police constable who was killed in a car crash in Sydney.
Crime and courts / Sydney, NSW
Hundreds farewell young police constable Mia Lay at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney after crash
From the report
How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.
- WAtoday Hundreds gather to honour young officer killed on duty
- Brisbane Times ‘You were taken from us far too soon’: Funeral service for Constable Mia Lay
- The West Australian Funeral for Police Constable Mia Lay to be held at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney
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7NEWS
Hundreds farewell young police constable Mia Lay at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney after
horrorcrash 1 change -
WAtoday
‘Rest easy my beautiful girl’:
Belovedpolice constable Mia Lay laid to rest 1 change
Headline check
Headline as published: Hundreds farewell young police constable Mia Lay at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney after horror crash
All three things this headline claims are in the report.
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How calmly it was written
WAtoday, The Age, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The West Australian also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score |
|---|---|
| 7NEWSas they published this story | 81 |
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The same event elsewhere
6 outlets from 2 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 5 below.
WAtoday
Hundreds gather to honour young officer killed on duty
summary only, not scored
The Age
Hundreds gather to honour young officer killed on duty
summary only, not scored
Brisbane Times
‘You were taken from us far too soon’: Funeral service for Constable Mia Lay
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
‘You were taken from us far too soon’: Funeral service for Constable Mia Lay
summary only, not scored
The West Australian
Funeral for Police Constable Mia Lay to be held at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney
summary only, not scored