The Aporia · Malcolm Knox

Articles

7

2026-09-18 – 2026-10-05

Claims per article

44

310 extracted in total

Hedged claims

7%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

5,678

characters

Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.

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.

Sports

86%

Entertainment

14%

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PenrithRoostersManlyNRLNewcastleAFLAmericanArrow

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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 -0.24 (leans left).

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Newcastle’s rise from spoon to prelim is remarkable. But the Panthers are the big winners

2 outlets covered this event

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

With one last magic moment, DCE shows he’ll be a Hull of a big loss for the NRL

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Everyone loves to hate the Roosters. But we shouldn’t. Their fans have suffered too

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Two hip drops, two very different results: NRL’s inconsistency leaves it open to criticism

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Entertainment

Ed Sheeran made an art of being inoffensive: Here’s why it didn’t work

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right

2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

The untold price of Mick Fanning’s golden career

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-18 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Anaesthetics over aesthetics: welcome to rugby league’s painkiller knockouts

🔮 We’ve arrived in rugby league’s painkiller knockouts, when the winner will be decided less by aesthetics than anaesthetics. assertive

2026-09-21 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Newcastle’s rise from spoon to prelim is remarkable. But the Panthers are the big winners

🔮 They are the envy of the Tigers, Dragons, Titans and Eels, who remain stuck in the cellar and who, if they’re smart, will study closely everything the Knights have done this year. assertive

2026-09-25 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

The untold price of Mick Fanning’s golden career

🔮 They travel to their contest but don’t know when it will start. assertive

2026-09-25 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Ed Sheeran made an art of being inoffensive: Here’s why it didn’t work

🔮 Sheeran, who has proudly made mega-bland into a mega-brand, might have been using Macklemore as a proxy, to give his shows a bit of edge while remaining personally apolitical. assertive

2026-09-28 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Two hip drops, two very different results: NRL’s inconsistency leaves it open to criticism

🔮 The Roosters have indicated they will contest this. assertive

2026-10-02 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Everyone loves to hate the Roosters. But we shouldn’t. Their fans have suffered too

🔮 The Roosters are the appropriate villains, and will embrace being cast as the black princes of this fairytale. assertive

2026-10-05 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

With one last magic moment, DCE shows he’ll be a Hull of a big loss for the NRL

🔮 To see him do it in a grand final for the Roosters would have evoked mixed feelings for the Sea Eagles, but seriously? He gave so much to Manly, keeping them competitive year after year and week after week, often single-handedly (and double-footedly with those drop-kicks off his left or right), assertive

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👤 Malcolm Knox

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