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.
2 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.
2026-10-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
· Crime & Law
🔮 The northern beaches skyline would be transformed under plans to send buildings skywards in Brookvale, boosting the number and height of residential towers in the largely industrial area. assertive
🔮 City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has accused the NSW government of attempting to block a controversial $150 million plan to raze seven buildings for a new civic square, after Planning Minister Paul Scully sought independent advice on whether he should seize control of the project. assertive
🔮 The Crown foreshadowed the jury would hear evidence that Lamarre-Condon set his alarm for 4.30am on February 19, 2024, and messaged a friend at 4.49am: “I’ll try to call you tonight and update you X. assertive
🔮 The accused had his police-issued pistol with him because “his training was that he was not allowed to leave a gun unminded in a car where it might be stolen”, the defence barrister said. assertive
🔮 Thorpe agreed Baird had told him the accused would take videos and photos of him and post them on Instagram to give the impression they were in a relationship while hiding the posts from Baird. assertive
🔮 Accused double-murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly asked a friend if he would fit inside a surfboard bag as he planned the murder of a former romantic partner, a Sydney court has heard. assertive
🔮 Plans to replace an older unit block with an $85 million luxury apartment complex on Oxford Street in Paddington have been approved by the Minns government despite concerns from hundreds of residents, the local MP and Woollahra Council that it would result in fewer relatively affordable homes. assertive
🔮 Plans to replace an older unit block with an $85 million luxury apartment complex on Oxford Street in Paddington have been approved by the Minns government despite concerns from hundreds of residents, the local MP and Woollahra Council that it would result in fewer relatively affordable homes. assertive
🔮 A long-awaited plan to build a new public swimming pool in Sydney’s south-west is a step closer, despite concerns the $62 million project could face further delays after the architecture firm that designed it collapsed. assertive
🔮 The six teams, announced on Tuesday after an international design competition, provide Sydneysiders with a first glimpse of what they might expect of the revamped 77-hectare site. 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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