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.
What they cover
Sports
62%
Entertainment
25%
Politics
12%
Most-tagged topics
ESPNNFLFOX NewsOutKickChiefsFOXSuper BowlBlack
Leaning
+0.04
average ± 0.31·
-0.35 median·
11 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages
+0.17. On this many articles the
difference between the two is inside the margin.
Leaning rates the writing, not the subject.
How it is scored.
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Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 I could talk to Crystal, really talk to her, without having to explain myself; it was a remarkable discovery, being understood up front and without question. assertive
🔮 Before they could edit themselves and add a glossy filter to their apologies, they showed the sordid bits of their individual characters for all to see," she wrote. assertive
🔮 In fact, there might not be another media network in the country, other than BET, that has prioritized excluding white people from its hiring practices as much as ESPN has over the past decade. assertive
🔮 We are proud of the team we have built and will continue investing in new voices."
For background, Le Batard claimed last week that ESPN "only" pays and elevates White on-air commentators. assertive
🔮 Those unfamiliar with Dennis might reasonably wonder why an employee of ESPN, the WNBA Finals rights holder, would celebrate the elimination of the league's biggest television draw. assertive
🔮 "I will say I felt like the way that Rashard Bateman reacted at that interception, it looked like he was the one that made the wrong move," Jones added. assertive
🔮 "It is very easy to dunk on us since we are, I would say, outside of transgender people, the most marginalized of the marginalized groups." assertive
🔮 When Joe Buck signed a $100 million extension with ESPN, the natural assumption around the industry was that Troy Aikman would soon follow. assertive
🔮 Ernie Johnson will retire as host of "Inside the NBA" after the season, the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer announced in a social media video on Wednesday. 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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