Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty
(“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is
not a fault: it is often careful sourcing.
How these are measured.
5 scored articles;
a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more
about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned.
Their outlet averages -0.26
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 Sorry to bother you but I’m under great pressure with the extraordinary meeting on Monday,” Marshall wrote to Whitworth on May 14, days before the May 18 council meeting. assertive
🔮 NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully says he is aiming to strike a balance between heritage and housing uplift in Woollahra, as street-view images reveal how the suburb would be transformed under controversial plans to add 9400 homes to Sydney’s east. assertive
🔮 “I wouldn’t say it’s [24-hour public transport] number one, but it’s very close to the top in terms of what enables people to participate,” Edwards said. assertive
🔮 When Rikki James’ ex-partner smashed her head into a concrete floor, not even her life-threatening brain aneurysm and surviving brain surgery could stop the barrage of abuse and gaslighting that came afterwards. assertive
🔮 The project triggered backlash from heritage groups and the City of Parramatta Council over fears it would overshadow and dwarf what the National Trust described as “three of the most significant historic houses in Australia” – Elizabeth Farm, Hambledon Cottage and Experiment Farm. assertive
🔮 Hipsters will go head-to-head with Happy Meals in one of Sydney’s most vibrant entertainment strips after McDonald’s used a fast-track development process to take over the Oporto restaurant on Enmore Road. assertive
🔮 A fiery five-hour council meeting took a personal turn when the Woollahra mayor revealed she looked up the value of a pro-housing advocate’s home during a debate over plans to add 9400 homes to Sydney’s eastern suburbs. assertive
🔮 Lane’s decision will trigger a byelection in the council’s south ward, covering the suburbs of Henley, Huntley’s Cove, and Woolwich, among others. assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first.
Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.
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