Police are investigating what they have described as an unexplained death after the discovery of a man’s body.
Crime and courts / Queensland
Police probe death after man’s body found near Maryborough cemetery
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.
- ABC News Police probe man's death after body found at Maryborough
- WAtoday Man charged with murder after body with ‘obvious injury’ found in unit
- ABC News Man charged with murder after body found in Logan unit
- Brisbane Times Police on the scene after body found in unit
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7NEWS
Police probe
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Headline check
Headline as published: Police probe suspicious death after man’s body found near Maryborough cemetery
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How calmly each outlet wrote it
WAtoday, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7NEWSas they published this story | 90.7 | 3 | 75 | -1.2 | 22.7 |
| ABC News | 92.9 | 3 | 79 | -0.5 | 26.9 |
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The same event elsewhere
6 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 5 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.
ABC News
Police probe man's death after body found at Maryborough
Niral 92.9 · calm writing
political 0
WAtoday
Man charged with murder after body with ‘obvious injury’ found in unit
summary only, not scored
The Age
Man charged with murder after body with ‘obvious injury’ found in unit
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
Man charged with murder after body with ‘obvious injury’ found in unit
summary only, not scored
Brisbane Times
Man charged with murder after body with ‘obvious injury’ found in unit
summary only, not scored