The Aporia · Heather McNeill

Articles

3

2026-09-21 – 2026-09-30

Claims per article

17

52 extracted in total

Hedged claims

4%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

2,590

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.

Environment

67%

Crime & Law

33%

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9News PerthAmplitude EnergyBaldivisFisheriesGeraldtonHillarysMacquarie University Fish LabMoonyoonooka

None of these articles has a leaning score yet.

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.

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

Minister defends drum line backflip after fatal Sorrento shark attack

11 outlets covered this event

2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law

Police searching for gunman near Geraldton

3 outlets covered this event

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Environment

Specialist crews begin ‘gruesome task’ of removing 31-tonne whale carcass from City Beach

2 outlets covered this event

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

Minister defends drum line backflip after fatal Sorrento shark attack

🔮 “I think everyone on the beach that day … witnessed something that was horrific and it will no doubt be stuck in their minds for a long time to come,” WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said. assertive

2026-09-30 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Specialist crews begin ‘gruesome task’ of removing 31-tonne whale carcass from City Beach

🔮 A 31-tonne whale carcass beached at South City Beach for two days will be removed by a specialist crew using heavy machinery, an excavator and a truck on Wednesday afternoon. assertive

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