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.
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 -0.12
(centre).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 Senior Labour councillor Rocky Gill, responsible for finance, said balancing next year’s budget “remains achievable but will require difficult decisions”. assertive
🔮 Bassam Mahfouz has urged the mayor to consider selling the stadium to the football club as way to avoid losing tens of millions of pounds a year. assertive
🔮 According to plans, the events could host up to 8,000 people in a warehouse and outdoor yard just off Scarab Close at the mouth of the River Lea. assertive
🔮 EY’s report also said the predicted overspend posed a threat to the council’s reserves – the pots of money it keeps to cover unexpected or one-off spending. assertive
🔮 Cllr Callender also asked if the council could put “pressure” on the Environment Agency to take enforcement action against businesses that may be the source of the dust. 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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