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Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history

The Sydney Morning Herald James Robson, Steve Douglas
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  • the headline was changed: Man Manchester City found guilty of ‘sham contracts’ in decade-long rort to build biggest scandal in Premier League empirehistory

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Summarized version

City’s alleged financial wrongdoing was worth more than $1.7 billion.

The report’s most important sentence, shortened and in plain words. How

From the report

City’s alleged financial wrongdoing was worth more than $1.7 billion.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • The Sydney Morning Herald Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history plain
  • The Guardian Australia (Sport) Manchester City guilty over Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts plain
  • The West Australian Man City guilty of 'sham' deals in A$1.7 bn breach plain
  • The Guardian Australia (Sport) Manchester City’s ‘sham’ seasons: how they fared and who was in charge plain
  • ABC News Manchester City found guilty in Premier League's biggest scandal plain

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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 each outlet filed it

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

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentGenderHappiness
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story 12.2 2 51 -1.2 0 50
The Guardian Australia (Sport) 4.7 3 81 -0.2 0 51.3
The Guardian Australia (Sport) 5.2 1 36 -0.1 0 50
ABC News 12.7 22 59 -0.6 2.8 53.5

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The Guardian Australia (Sport) Manchester City guilty over Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts Niral 4.7 · calm political 0 The West Australian Man City guilty of 'sham' deals in A$1.7 bn breach Niral 4.2 · calm political 0 The Guardian Australia (Sport) Manchester City’s ‘sham’ seasons: how they fared and who was in charge Niral 5.2 · calm political 0 ABC News Manchester City found guilty in Premier League's biggest scandal Niral 12.7 · mostly calm political 0 Brisbane Times Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history Niral 12.2 · mostly calm political 0 The Age Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history Niral 12.2 · mostly calm political 0 WAtoday Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history Niral 12.2 · mostly calm political 0