👤 Maya Yang

35 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
35
2026-08-25 – 2026-10-14
Claims per article
24
844 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,846
characters · 1 tagged analysis
Writes for The Guardian.
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.

What they cover

Crime & Law
37%
Politics
23%
Entertainment
9%
Environment
9%
Other
9%
Economy/Business
6%
Most-tagged topics
GuardianMassachusettsNew YorkAmericanTennesseeTexasAlaskaAmazon

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
6 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 -0.29 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-06 · The Guardian · Politics
Energy secretary says US might not reach nuclear agreement with Iran
34 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-07 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-07 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Christa Pike’s lawyers hold press conference after she regains consciousness in hospital – latest updates
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy murder trial speaks out
28 outlets covered this event
2026-09-06 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
A look inside the courtroom during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial – video
28 outlets covered this event
2026-09-04 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Lindsay Clancy: five key moments from ‘America’s saddest murder trial’
28 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-25 · The Guardian
US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months
🔮 The Pentagon’s watchdog said in May that it plans to look into whether the US military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out the strikes. assertive
2026-08-27 · The Guardian
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoins DSA after membership lapse of seven years
🔮 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America after not renewing her membership for seven years, amid speculation that she might run for president in 2028. assertive
2026-09-04 · The Guardian
Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again
🔮 The judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, has declared a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations. assertive
2026-09-04 · The Guardian
Lindsay Clancy: five key moments from ‘America’s saddest murder trial’
🔮 Cavanaugh further testified that Lindsay Clancy said she had heard a male voice several times, which “according to Lindsay, told her that if she did not follow the command, neither she nor her children would be safe”. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Guardian
A look inside the courtroom during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial – video
🔮 As the public now waits for what will happen next, the Guardian's breaking news reporter Maya Yang looks at some of what happened in court during 'America's saddest murder trial' assertive
2026-09-06 · The Guardian
At least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
🔮 The mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade county said at a news conference on Sunday that in addition to the five people who were killed, five others were injured. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Guardian
Energy secretary says US might not reach nuclear agreement with Iran
🔮 US energy secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday morning that the US may not be able to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran that would prevent the country from having nuclear weapons. assertive
2026-09-08 · The Guardian
Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs take effect as trade dispute grows
🔮 “No more selling Bombardier in the United States!” Trump posted in all caps on his Truth Social platform, though he did not specify how he would achieve a sales halt. assertive
2026-09-08 · The Guardian
Federal investigators search for cause of Amazon cargo jet crash that killed five
🔮 Federal investigators are expected to focus on several areas, including operations and human performance, flight crew experience, as well as 21 Air’s policies and contractual relationship with Amazon. assertive
2026-09-14 · The Guardian
Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity
🔮 “Sponge DNA can be tricky because they filter-feed, and within their tissues we may find foreign DNA and biochemicals that inhibit testing. assertive
2026-09-14 · The Guardian
Maryland boy recovering from surgeries after rabid beaver attack at state park
🔮 And then it started shaking its head, kind of like a dog would do.” assertive
2026-09-17 · The Guardian
Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species
🔮 The memo, obtained and shared by the Center for Biological Diversity, reinterprets the law to mean that harming or killing an endangered animal would no longer be considered illegal unless the action was specifically intended to cause harm or death. “A vessel that inadvertently strikes a whale has not taken it, because the vessel’s course was not set against the whale,” the memo said, adding: “Felling a tree is not a take of the bats roosting in it unless the tree is felled for the purpose of killing or capturing them.” assertive
2026-09-18 · The Guardian
Lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy murder trial speaks out
🔮 Every one of us in the hours of our frustration would get up and walk the room because you just couldn’t sit anymore.” assertive
2026-09-22 · The Guardian
US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate
🔮 According to NBC, the couple signed a contract last August with West that included a clause stating that the pregnancy could be terminated in the case of a “fetal abnormality”. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Guardian
Philadelphia teacher admits to lying about being Palestinian and Black: ‘I hid the truth’
🔮 “We will no longer work with Hannah, and she will no longer be welcome in any of our organizing spaces … assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn
🔮 However, according to Brogan, the concern is how the Trump administration could reinterpret the standards. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
Ed Sheeran’s concerts in Massachusetts canceled due to severe weather
🔮 Sheeran added that he would “never … abandon the touring crew and the other support acts and musicians who rely on me for work and to make a living.” assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
Turning Point USA knew of security concerns yet insisted Charlie Kirk speak outdoors, report says
🔮 But the organization never provided one, despite saying it would control ticketing for the event, Utah’s Salt Lake Tribune newspaper reported. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Guardian
Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
🔮 A silent comedy filmed in New Hampshire more than a century ago was recently found in Japan, and plans have been set to show the film in early November in the state where it was created. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Guardian
Two people sentenced to 60 and 45 years in prison in death of Telemundo reporter
🔮 “May the laws of this country lock up the people that destroyed my life,” he testified. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Guardian
New York man killed after bag caught in subway train doors, police say
🔮 The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, and the investigation is ongoing,” New York police said in a statement. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Guardian
US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds
🔮 Grant said communities could face increasingly difficult choices as they struggle to secure additional public investment. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Guardian
Tropical depression in Gulf predicted to be Atlantic season’s first hurricane
🔮 Tropical Depression Nine has been predicted to be the Atlantic season’s first hurricane and potentially the latest first hurricane to develop in over a century. mixed
2026-10-07 · The Guardian
Christa Pike’s lawyers hold press conference after she regains consciousness in hospital – latest updates
🔮 Her legal team will ask a court on at a hearing on Wednesday to require the Tennessee department of correction to preserve all “relevant physical, written and electronic evidence” related to the failed execution, court documents said. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Guardian
Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution
🔮 She had been on a ventilator, with an unknown prognosis, before she woke and spoke on Tuesday. “There’s still a lot of cognitive confusion, and so I will say that she has wanted to know what’s happened, and she’s asked about several people. assertive
2026-10-10 · The Guardian
Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias as millions under evacuation orders
🔮 Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall on the US Gulf coast Friday night, was forecast to bring a dangerous storm surge, significant rainfall, flooding and strong winds across the US Gulf coast this weekend. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Guardian
Federal judge orders temporary halt to taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ads
🔮 Rochon’s ruling on Sunday said that the plaintiffs “have demonstrated that they are likely to succeed on the merits, will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, the balance of the equities tips in their favor, and an injunction serves the public interest”. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Guardian
Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’
🔮 “To use federal law enforcement resources to raid the home of a sitting Member of Congress weeks before an election is a dangerous sign of an authoritarian president who will stop at nothing to distract you from his deep unpopularity with the American people,” Jayapal added. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Guardian
​FTC and seven states seek contempt ruling against Shkreli over pharma ban
🔮 In a motion filed on Tuesday in US district court in New York City, the FTC and its state co-plaintiffs allege that 43-year-old Shkreli – nicknamed the “Pharma Bro” – has traded stocks in at least 60 pharmaceutical companies and publicly commented on their businesses since his release from prison in May 2022. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Guardian
Trump administration promises social security recipients 3.6% increase in 2027
🔮 Social security recipients will see a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (Cola) in 2027, increasing retirement benefits by an average of $75 per month as millions of Americans continue to grapple with rising prices. mixed
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