The 45-year-old allegedly pointed a loaded rifle at an officer.
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Man shot dead by police after crash near Yass had firearms offences on his record
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Man shot dead by police after crash near
YasshadYass had firearms offences on his record
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How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.
- The Canberra Times Man shot dead by police after crash near Yass had firearms offences on his record
- The Guardian Australia Man shot dead after crashing car and allegedly pointing gun at NSW police
- ABC News Man fatally shot by police after crashing car into tree near Yass
- SBS News Man shot dead after allegedly aiming rifle at police in regional NSW
- The West Australian Man fatally shot by police after crashing car into tree
- The West Australian Police shoot man who crashed car, allegedly threatened officers with rifle
- 7NEWS Man shot dead by police after crashing car into tree, pointing rifle at officers near Yass, NSW
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Brisbane Times
Man shot dead by police,
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A summary of The Canberra Times’s report.
How calmly each outlet wrote it
The West Australian, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and WAtoday also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Canberra Timesas they published this story | Not scored: we only receive a 24-word summary of this report. | ||||
| The Guardian Australia | 94.1 | 0 | 68 | -0.2 | 24.4 |
| ABC News | 90 | 4 | 76 | 0.6 | 36.7 |
| SBS News | 87.1 | 3 | 25 | -0.2 | 37.3 |
| 7NEWS | 87.7 | 3 | 59 | -0.3 | 29.9 |
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The same event elsewhere
9 other outlets filed this story. The table above compares the reports we could score.
The Guardian Australia
Man shot dead after crashing car and allegedly pointing gun at NSW police
Niral 94.1 · calm writing
political 0
ABC News
Man fatally shot by police after crashing car into tree near Yass
Niral 90 · calm writing
political 0
SBS News
Man shot dead after allegedly aiming rifle at police in regional NSW
Niral 87.1 · mostly calm writing
political 0
The West Australian
Man fatally shot by police after crashing car into tree
summary only, not scored
Brisbane Times
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
summary only, not scored
The Age
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
summary only, not scored
7NEWS
Man shot dead by police after crashing car into tree, pointing rifle at officers near Yass, NSW
Niral 87.7 · mostly calm writing
political 0