Morecroft presented ABC’s 7pm news bulletin for almost 20 years until 2002.
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Richard Morecroft, ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis
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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.
- 7NEWS Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
- The West Australian Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis earlier this year
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The Guardian Australia
Richard Morecroft,
veteranABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis 1 change -
ABC News (Business)
VeteranNews anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70 1 change
Headline check
Headline as published: Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis
All three things this headline claims are in the report.
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A summary of The Guardian Australia’s report. The score is for the full 243-word report.
How calmly each outlet wrote it
Brisbane Times, The West Australian, The Age, WAtoday and The Sydney Morning Herald also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian Australiaas they published this story | 94.5 | 2 | 67 | 0.8 | 44 |
| 7NEWS | 94.9 | 2 | 77 | 0.6 | 37.5 |
| ABC News (Business) | 95.8 | 4 | 88 | 0.3 | 34.1 |
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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.
7NEWS
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
Niral 94.9 · calm writing
political 0
Brisbane Times
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored
ABC News
News anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70
Niral 95.8 · calm writing
political 0
The West Australian
Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis earlier this year
summary only, not scored
The Age
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
summary only, not scored