The man allegedly aimed a rifle at officers after crashing his car into a tree.
Courts / New South Wales
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
From the report
How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.
- 7NEWS Man shot dead by police after crashing car into tree, pointing rifle at officers near Yass, NSW plain
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Man shot dead by police,
criticalincident declared 1 change
Headline as published: Man shot dead by police, critical incident declared
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 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 Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Happiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story | 20 | 1 | 59 | -0.1 | 30 |
| 7NEWS | 12.1 | 3 | 57 | -0.3 | 29.8 |
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The same event elsewhere
4 other outlets filed this story. The scoreboard above is what they did differently.
Brisbane Times
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
Niral 20 · mostly calm
political 0
7NEWS
Man shot dead by police after crashing car into tree, pointing rifle at officers near Yass, NSW
Niral 12.1 · mostly calm
political 0
The Age
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
Niral 20 · mostly calm
political 0
WAtoday
Man shot dead by police, incident declared
Niral 20 · mostly calm
political 0