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
67%
Politics
33%
Most-tagged topics
BBCLondonEnglandMI5MetBackbenchCPSCourt of Appeal
Leaning
Not enough articles to place this byline.
5 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 -0.16
(centre).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 The coroner said he will be issuing a report to the government out of concern about a risk to other people under the terrorism control measures. assertive
🔮 - Published
Backbench MPs are seeking to roll back a court ruling they say will have "devastating consequences" for victims of crime by preventing them taking legal action against the police, even when there have been grave investigative failings. mixed
🔮 The Met said that if the team was "successful in improving confidence within the community", then this approach would be "rolled out across the force". assertive
🔮 Det Con Linda Williams was attacked in 2004 by PC David Carrick - a serial abuser jailed for life in 2023 for sexual offences against her and 11 other women. 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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