A man has appeared in court after a woman was stabbed in the neck in an alleged random attack on a Melbourne tram yesterday.
Crime and courts / Melbourne, VIC
Man accused of stabbing woman in neck on Melbourne tram faces court
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Man
appears in court afteraccused of stabbing womanstabbedin neck on Melbourne tram faces court
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- ABC News Man accused of stabbing woman in neck on Melbourne tram faces court
- The Canberra Times Man charged after allegedly strangling, assaulting partner
- The West Australian Woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram in suspected random attack
- The Sydney Morning Herald Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing
- 7NEWS Woman, 51, stabbed in neck on South Melbourne tram in the middle of the day
- ABC News Man charged after woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram
- The West Australian Woman charged over alleged random stabbing of man
- The Age Woman Tasered after stabbing in Sydney
- The Sydney Morning Herald Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema
- The West Australian Police taser woman after alleged random stabbing of man
- 7NEWS Woman tasered by police after man allegedly stabbed in broad daylight in Sydney’s Newtown
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How calmly each outlet wrote it
The Canberra Times, The West Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday, The Age and Brisbane Times also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Newsas they published this story | 88.2 | 4 | 16 | -1.1 | 24.4 |
| 7NEWS | 91 | 3 | 62 | -0.1 | 46.2 |
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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.
The Canberra Times
Man charged after allegedly strangling, assaulting partner
summary only, not scored
The West Australian
Woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram in suspected random attack
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing
summary only, not scored
The Age
Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing
summary only, not scored
Brisbane Times
Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing
summary only, not scored
7NEWS
Woman, 51, stabbed in neck on South Melbourne tram in the middle of the day
Niral 91 · calm writing
political 0