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Crime and courts / Melbourne, VIC

Six arrested following Melbourne police chase

The Age
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From the report

Six people have been arrested after leading police on a chase across two freeways in Melbourne's south-east.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • The Age Six arrested following chaotic Melbourne police chase 1 change
  • 7NEWS Six people arrested in dramatic police pursuit on Melbourne freeway after aggravated burglary 1 change
  • ABC News Early morning car burglary ends in dramatic arrest on Melbourne freeway 1 change
  • WAtoday Monash Freeway chaos disruption as specialist police arrest six after dramatic pursuit 2 changes

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Headline as published: Six arrested following chaotic Melbourne police chase

A summary of The Age’s report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday and Brisbane Times also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
The Ageas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 25-word summary of this report.
7NEWS 78.7 7 70 -0.6 34
ABC News 78.1 7 23 -0.7 40.6

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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.

The Sydney Morning Herald Six arrested following Melbourne police chase summary only, not scored WAtoday Six arrested following Melbourne police chase summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Six arrested following Melbourne police chase summary only, not scored 7NEWS Six people arrested in police pursuit on Melbourne freeway after aggravated burglary Niral 78.7 · mostly calm writing political 0 ABC News Early morning car burglary ends in arrest on Melbourne freeway Niral 78.1 · mostly calm writing political 0