The cars were destroyed in separate attacks across Melbourne, with police investigating links between the firebombings.
Melbourne, VIC
Six cars firebombed in a single night as Melbourne arson wave enters fourth day
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.
- The Sydney Morning Herald Six cars firebombed in a single night as Melbourne arson wave enters fourth day
- ABC News Six cars set alight outside Melbourne homes in fourth night of firebombings
- Brisbane Times Manhunt after firebombing in Melbourne
- Brisbane Times Teenager set alight after Melbourne car firebombing
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The West Australian
Arsonist targets fruit shop, cars set alight in firebombing
spreeseries across Melbourne 1 change
A summary of The Sydney Morning Herald’s report.
How calmly each outlet wrote it
Brisbane Times, The Age, WAtoday and The West Australian also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score |
|---|---|
| The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story | Not scored: we only receive a 30-word summary of this report. |
| ABC News | 90.6 |
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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.
Brisbane Times
Six cars firebombed in a single night as Melbourne arson wave enters fourth day
summary only, not scored
The Age
Six cars firebombed in a single night as Melbourne arson wave enters fourth day
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
Six cars firebombed in a single night as Melbourne arson wave enters fourth day
summary only, not scored
ABC News
Six cars set alight outside Melbourne homes in fourth night of firebombings
Niral 90.6 · calm writing
political 0
The West Australian
Arsonist targets fruit shop, cars set alight in firebombing series across Melbourne
summary only, not scored