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Crime and courts / Gold Coast, QLD

Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief

The Age
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Reported by 6 outlets from 3 newsroomsRead the original at The Age

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A Gold Coast man has been attacked with an angle grinder after tackling a thief trying to steal his e-bike.

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How loaded the writing isLanguage Load Language Load is one number from 0 to 100 for how loaded a report’s writing is. Lower is plainer. 0 is a plain report, the facts said plainly; 100 is loaded throughout. It reads the writing, not the events, so a plain report of a sad story can still score low. Most reports are written fairly plainly and score under 20; the differences are in the loaded words, the drama and the claims nobody puts their name to.

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6 outlets, one headline each: the latest each filed on this event.

  • The Age Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief
  • WAtoday Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief
  • Brisbane Times Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief
  • ABC News Man hit with angle grinder during attempted e-bike robbery
  • 7NEWS Gold Coast tourist slashed with angle grinder while fighting off would-be e-bike thief at Adelaide caravan park

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How loaded each outlet’s writing was

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

Outlet Language LoadAdjectivesper 100 wordsSourcingMood
The Ageas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 28-word summary of this report.
ABC News 8.8 1.6 59 30.4
7NEWS 12.2 1.0 51 37.8

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.

WAtoday Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Tourist struck with angle grinder after confronting thief summary only, not scored ABC News Man hit with angle grinder during attempted e-bike robbery Language Load 8.8 · plain 7NEWS Gold Coast tourist slashed with angle grinder while fighting off would-be e-bike thief at Adelaide caravan park Language Load 12.2 · light load

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