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.
1 scored article;
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 -0.27
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
· Crime & Law
🔮 A woman who killed and dismembered her abusive husband, dumping pieces of his body in dozens of bins around Sydney, could walk out of prison in just one year. mixed
🔮 A man accused of conspiring in the execution of a Sydney gang chief in Vietnam says he will fight the charges after defeating allegations he lied to police about knowing the hitmen and trying to bribe his way out of Samoa. mixed
🔮 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
🔮 The girl was aware that material shared with Johansson, including her identity, could be used against her if she refused, according to the court judgement. assertive
🔮 Prosecutors arguing to keep Thackray behind bars on Monday said there would be a “catastrophic” outcome if he was released and breached bail conditions imposed. assertive
🔮 Now, decades later, a black cable tie around the dead woman’s toes and Govendir’s distinctive body odour could see the elderly widower convicted of murder. 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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