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Woman Tasered after stabbing in Sydney

WAtoday
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From the report

A woman has been tasered and arrested by police after a stabbing outside a cinema in Newtown.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • WAtoday Woman Tasered after stabbing in Sydney plain
  • 7NEWS Woman tasered by police after man allegedly stabbed in broad daylight in Sydney’s Newtown plain
  • The West Australian Police taser woman after alleged random stabbing of man plain
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema plain

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How calmly each outlet wrote it

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

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingHappiness
WAtodayas they published this story 95.9 0 42 23.1
7NEWS 90.8 4 35 25.4

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7NEWS Woman tasered by police after man allegedly stabbed in broad daylight in Sydney’s Newtown Niral 90.8 · calm political 0 The West Australian Police taser woman after alleged random stabbing of man Niral 94.5 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema Niral 97.1 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema Niral 97.1 · calm political 0 WAtoday Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema Niral 97.1 · calm political 0 The Age Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema Niral 97.1 · calm political 0 The Age Woman Tasered after stabbing in Sydney Niral 95.9 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Woman Tasered after stabbing in Sydney Niral 95.9 · calm political 0