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.
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).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
· Crime & Law
🔮 One believes she may never see justice after the man accused of drugging and raping her in South Melbourne last month was able to flee home to Mexico after Victoria Police failed to place a border alert on him. assertive
🔮 Material allegedly discovered on Bakit’s mobile phone during a 2024 raid included the notorious beheading of American businessman Nick Berg, who was abducted in May 2004 by Islamist militants. mixed
🔮 Al-Hammami might have been included in a database or mentioned in relation to someone else but had not been investigated by ASIO at a serious level, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. 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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