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‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead and two after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror

WAtoday Harriet Alexander, Jessica McSweeney, Perry Duffin
Summary
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  • the headline was changed: Three children stabbed, one ‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead in and two critical after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror

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From the report

The children are all believed to be under five years old. The younger children and a woman are being treated in hospital.

Headline as published: ‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead and two critical after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror

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How outlets headlined it

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

  • ABC News 5yo dead, two children and woman critical in Blue Mountains stabbing plain
  • 7NEWS Child dead, two others fighting for life after alleged stabbing in Blue Mountains plain
  • The Guardian Australia One child dead and two children in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing plain
  • The West Australian Child dies, two other children and woman fighting for life after horror stabbing in Blue Mountains town plain
  • WAtoday ‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead and two critical after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror 1 change
  • The West Australian Child found dead, two more critical after stabbing 1 change

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The West Australian. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentHappiness
WAtodayas they published this story 17 1 22 -0.8 16
ABC News 7 0 77 -0.5 23.7
7NEWS 4.3 1 77 -0.6 16
The Guardian Australia 6.4 2 83 -0.5 24.8

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54 Australian outlets reported this story. These are the ones we do not read; their headlines are matched to this one automatically, so an occasional match may be a different story.

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The same event elsewhere

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Brisbane Times ‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead and two after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror Niral 17 political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead and two after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror Niral 17 political 0 ABC News 5yo dead, two children and woman critical in Blue Mountains stabbing Niral 7 political 0 7NEWS Child dead, two others fighting for life after alleged stabbing in Blue Mountains Niral 4.3 political 0 The Guardian Australia One child dead and two children in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing Niral 6.4 political 0 The Age ‘Unimaginable grief’: Child dead and two after Blue Mountains stabbing caps weekend of horror Niral 17 political 0 The West Australian Child found dead, two after stabbing Niral 13.2 political 0 The West Australian Child dies, two other children and woman fighting for life after horror stabbing in Blue Mountains town Niral 12.2 political 0