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Crime and courts / Melbourne, VIC

Woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram in suspected random attack

The West Australian Emma Kirk
Summary

From the report

A woman has sustained stab wounds after allegedly being set upon during a random attack on a Melbourne tram.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline.

  • The West Australian Woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram in suspected random attack
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing
  • 7NEWS Woman, 51, stabbed in neck on South Melbourne tram in the middle of the day
  • ABC News Woman stabbed during random Melbourne tram attack
  • The West Australian Woman charged over alleged random stabbing of man
  • The West Australian Police taser woman after alleged random stabbing of man

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How calmly each outlet wrote it

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 ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
The West Australianas they published this story Not scored: we only receive a 29-word summary of this report.
7NEWS 91 3 62 -0.1 46.2
ABC News 89.5 3 28 -0.5 16.7

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The same event elsewhere

7 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 6 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

The Sydney Morning Herald Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored WAtoday Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored The Age Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored 7NEWS Woman, 51, stabbed in neck on South Melbourne tram in the middle of the day Niral 91 · calm writing political 0 ABC News Woman stabbed during random Melbourne tram attack Niral 89.5 · mostly calm writing political 0