The Aporia · Peter FitzSimons

Articles

4

2026-09-19 – 2026-10-04

Claims per article

61

245 extracted in total

Hedged claims

5%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

7,310

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

50%

Entertainment

25%

Politics

25%

Most-tagged topics

AustraliaAustralianCNNChannel TenChristchurchEuropeanKnightsLiberals

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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.

2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Wow. Just wow. Reduced to 11 men, the Wallabies pulled off a victory of pure grit and resilience

4 outlets covered this event

2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Despite heartbreaking result, Knights remain the people’s choice

3 outlets covered this event

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

Tears, trauma and telexes: Hugh Riminton signs off after a lifetime

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics

‘The white males no longer rule’: Australia’s changed, and not in a way that helps One Nation

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

2026-09-19 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

‘The white males no longer rule’: Australia’s changed, and not in a way that helps One Nation

🔮 I wouldn’t say his time is ever up, but he is now substantially outnumbered by women working in professions. assertive

2026-09-27 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Wow. Just wow. Reduced to 11 men, the Wallabies pulled off a victory of pure grit and resilience

🔮 This, friends, was a Test match for the ages, one for the Wallabies to put in a bottle and place on the very top shelf - one for us all to take down when the days grow cold and we grow old, to take out the cork and say: this, this was how good Australian rugby could be at its very best! assertive

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

Tears, trauma and telexes: Hugh Riminton signs off after a lifetime

🔮 Powell was a Republican who many thought might be the first black president. assertive

2026-10-04 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Despite heartbreaking result, Knights remain the people’s choice

🔮 We knew what would happen in this grand final – and it didn’t. assertive

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👤 Peter FitzSimons

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