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‘Recruited off the street’: The teenagers being groomed in Melbourne’s plague of arson attacks

Crime figures are using social media, random approaches on the street, and even the funeral of a teenager killed in knife violence as recruiting grounds for arson foot soldiers.

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8 outlets · 8 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Australia
English
Countries concerned
Australia
Technology · intensity 4.5 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

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In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 4 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by Brisbane Times (Australia), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. ‘Recruited off the street’: The teenagers being groomed in Melbourne’s plague of arson attacks
    Brisbane TimesAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  2. ‘Recruited off the street’: The teenagers being groomed in Melbourne’s plague of arson attacks
    The AgeAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  3. ‘Recruited off the street’: The teenagers being groomed in Melbourne’s plague of arson attacks
    The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  4. ‘Recruited off the street’: The teenagers being groomed in Melbourne’s plague of arson attacks
    WAtodayAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish