Calls to emergency services were made around 10.15am, at the same time as reports of a large shark at Sorrento Beach.
Courts / Perth, WA
Police continue search for missing Perth swimmer after shark attack
Changed after publishing · 3 edits
- the headline was changed:
Shark sighted as authoritiesPolice continue search for missing Perth swimmer after horror shark attack - the headline was changed:
Witnesses recall horrorShark sighted asswimmer ‘mauled’ at popularauthorities search for missing Perthbeachswimmer after horror attack - the headline was changed:
Sorrento Beach closed,Witnesses recall horror as swimmermissing after suspected shark attack‘mauled’ at popular Perth beach
Outlets edit stories after they go out, usually without saying so. We keep what we saw the first time.
From the report
Headline as published: Police continue search for missing Perth swimmer after horror shark attack
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 outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.
- The West Australian Man fatally attacked by shark as emergency services shut Sorrento Beach plain
- The Sydney Morning Herald Man feared dead after suspected shark attack plain
- ABC News Swimmer dies in shark attack at Perth beach plain
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Brisbane Times
Police continue search for missing Perth swimmer after
horrorshark attack 1 change
How each outlet filed it
Also covered by The West Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Timesas they published this story | 22.9 | 1 | 71 | -0.9 | 25.1 |
| ABC News | 8.6 | 5 | 74 | -1.1 | 16 |
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The same event elsewhere
8 other outlets filed this story. The scoreboard above is what they did differently.
The West Australian
Man fatally attacked by shark as emergency services shut Sorrento Beach
Niral 11.2
political 0
The Sydney Morning Herald
Man feared dead after suspected shark attack
Niral 13.4
political 0
The Sydney Morning Herald
Police continue search for missing Perth swimmer after shark attack
Niral 22.9
political 0
ABC News
Swimmer dies in shark attack at Perth beach
Niral 8.6
political 0
The Age
Man feared dead after suspected shark attack
Niral 13.4
political 0
The Age
Police continue search for missing Perth swimmer after shark attack
Niral 22.9
political 0
Brisbane Times
Man feared dead after suspected shark attack
Niral 13.4
political 0
WAtoday
Man feared dead after suspected shark attack
Niral 13.4
political 0