Man killed in great white shark attack off Rottnest Island in Western Australia
A 38-year-old man was attacked by a 4-meter (13-foot) great white shark at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island, Western Australia on Saturday morning.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 71% of divergence this week. 4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
4 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Al Jazeera
BBC
NY Post
Reuters
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The split, in one line
Al Jazeera, BBC, and Reuters focus on incident details and regional context, while NY Post uniquely frames this as Australia's second fatal attack this year—a national comparison unsupported by other outlets' reporting.
How each outlet covered it
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CENTER1 outlet1 neu
reuters.com
Reuters4h ago
RIGHT1 outlet1 neu
Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian coast
nypost.com
NY Post3h ago
Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian coast
INTERNATIONAL2 outlets2 neu
Man killed in great white shark attack in western Australia
aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera3h ago
Man killed in great white shark attack in western Australia
Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia
bbc.com
BBC3h ago
Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia
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