Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins said on Tuesday.
Culture / United Kingdom
UK author, former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer dies at 86
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How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.
- SBS News UK author, former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer dies at 86
- The West Australian Jeffrey Archer: Best-selling author and former UK politician dies aged 86
- 7NEWS Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies a day before releasing final book
- ABC News Best-selling UK novelist Jeffrey Archer dies days before latest book release
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The Sydney Morning Herald
British author and
disgracedpolitician Jeffery Archer dies aged 86 1 change -
WAtoday
British author and
disgracedpolitician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 1 change
Headline check
All three things this headline claims are in the report.
Figures, names and quoted words in the headline, looked for in the report itself — not in the summary above. How this is checked
A summary of SBS News’s report. The score is for the full 424-word report.
How calmly each outlet wrote it
The West Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday, The Age and Brisbane Times also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Political diction | Sentiment | Gender | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Newsas they published this story | 92.2 | 6 | 59 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 7NEWS | 93.8 | 5 | 66 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0 | 33.9 |
| ABC News | 90.1 | 8 | 49 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 3.4 | 35 |
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The same event elsewhere
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The West Australian
Jeffrey Archer: Best-selling author and former UK politician dies aged 86
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
British author and politician Jeffery Archer dies aged 86
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
British author and politician Jeffery Archer dies aged 86
summary only, not scored
The Age
British author and politician Jeffery Archer dies aged 86
summary only, not scored
Brisbane Times
British author and politician Jeffery Archer dies aged 86
summary only, not scored
7NEWS
Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies a day before releasing final book
Niral 93.8 · calm writing
political 0.3
ABC News
Best-selling UK novelist Jeffrey Archer dies days before latest book release
Niral 90.1 · calm writing
political 0.1