👤 Mark Brown North of England correspondent

9 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
9
2026-09-17 – 2026-10-30
Claims per article
31
282 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,909
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
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

Crime & Law
33%
Entertainment
22%
Environment
22%
Education
11%
Politics
11%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandNorthumberlandAfricaAthensBBC Learning’sBishop AucklandBootleBradford

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 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 -0.28 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-14 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
13 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-22 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in Merseyside
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Guardian · Politics
Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-30 · The Guardian · Environment
Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Baby found under floor in 19th-century house was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-25 · The Guardian · Education
‘Why would I leave?’: Middlesbrough pushes back against ‘hardest place to grow up’ label
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · The Guardian
Baby found under floor in 19th-century house was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes
🔮 Carbon dating could conclusively establish only that the baby died between the 17th century and 1955. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Guardian
Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in Merseyside
🔮 One local person, who did not want to be named, said: “We all came out on the front and we could see smoke coming over from the houses. “ assertive
2026-09-26 · The Guardian
Rare sale of David Hockney painting of beloved dog Stanley could fetch £2.5m
🔮 The painting will be sold on 14 October during Frieze Week, and it will go on display – anyone can see it for free – at Christie’s in London from 8 October. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Guardian
Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
🔮 Smith took the decision to continue the trial without the jury, and that he would decide on the verdicts. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Guardian
Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
🔮 William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday. assertive
2026-10-20 · The Guardian
Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row
🔮 Cartmell said she was interested in northern stories with an international reach, adding that risks would be taken – “all part of the pioneering spirit of Manchester”. assertive
2026-10-25 · The Guardian
‘Why would I leave?’: Middlesbrough pushes back against ‘hardest place to grow up’ label
🔮 A clearly riled Chris Cooke, the mayor of Middlesbrough, said: “We get told a lot by people outside this place what we are. assertive
2026-10-30 · The Guardian
Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate
🔮 This will be a place where nature, community, farming and heritage can combine to create something very special for generations to come.” assertive
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