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 -0.30
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 China was “willing” to work with India to properly manage differences and be “good neighbours and friends”, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday. assertive
🔮 The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit. assertive
🔮 How the civil war in Yemen could affect global shipping routes – explainer
Houthi militants have made a lightning advance along the Red Sea coast, capturing strategically important territory in Yemen. mixed
🔮 All signs point to Thomas Markle Sr being a “possible sex offender of the grossest kind” although a full forensic investigation will give a “definitive picture”, the Philippine interior minister has told the Guardian. 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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