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Washed-up whale carcass at City Beach proves logistical situation for authorities trying to remove it

The West Australian Jessica Evensen and Brooke Rolfe
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From the report

A washed-up whale carcass lured sharks and hundreds of fascinated onlookers to City Beach on Monday and is now proving a giant headache for authorities working out how to remove its remains.

Headline as published: Washed-up whale carcass at City Beach proves logistical nightmare for authorities trying to remove it

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 Shark warning issued after whale carcass reported at City Beach with the public told to stay away plain
  • ABC News Sharks circle off Perth beach after whale carcass washes up on shore plain
  • WAtoday Sharks circle as whale carcass washes up on City Beach plain
  • 7NEWS Whale carcass forces City Beach closure as sharks circle plain
  • The West Australian ‘Hundreds of sharks’: Warning as dead whale carcass closes popular Perth beaches plain
  • The West Australian Washed-up whale carcass at City Beach proves logistical nightmare situation for authorities trying to remove it 1 change

How each outlet filed it

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

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentGenderHappiness
The West Australianas they published this story 26.2 4 42 -0.7 11.9 37.6
ABC News 11.5 4 56 -0.7 0 30.2
7NEWS 10.8 4 58 -0.1 0 36.2

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8 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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The West Australian Shark warning issued after whale carcass reported at City Beach with the public told to stay away Niral 4.6 political 0 ABC News Sharks circle off Perth beach after whale carcass washes up on shore Niral 11.5 political 0 WAtoday Sharks circle as whale carcass washes up on City Beach Niral 2 political 0 The Age Sharks circle as whale carcass washes up on City Beach Niral 2 political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Sharks circle as whale carcass washes up on City Beach Niral 2 political 0 Brisbane Times Sharks circle as whale carcass washes up on City Beach Niral 2 political 0 7NEWS Whale carcass forces City Beach closure as sharks circle Niral 10.8 political 0 The West Australian ‘Hundreds of sharks’: Warning as dead whale carcass closes popular Perth beaches Niral 12.5 political 0