👤 Samuel O'Brien

3 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
3
2026-09-23 – 2026-10-23
Claims per article
31
93 extracted in total
Hedged claims
4%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,732
characters
Writes for ABC News (AU).
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

Environment
67%
Economy/Business
33%
Most-tagged topics
Coffs HarbourGKNPKempseyNSWAustraliaBrisbaneClean Energy RegulatorMelbourne

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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 -0.25 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-23 · ABC News (AU) · Environment
NSW's second-largest national park created to protect koalas
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-01 · ABC News (AU) · Economy/Business
Brisbane to Melbourne with no traffic lights, and no Big Banana
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-23 · ABC News (AU) · Environment
How a controversial scheme will fund Australia's largest koala park
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-23 · ABC News (AU)
How a controversial scheme will fund Australia's largest koala park
🔮 Supporters say the park may never have happened without the credits, but critics argue governments should not need a financial incentive to create national parks. assertive
2026-10-01 · ABC News (AU)
Brisbane to Melbourne with no traffic lights, and no Big Banana
🔮 In short: A $2.2 billion Pacific Highway bypass around Coffs Harbour will ease one of the east coast's major traffic bottlenecks. assertive
2026-10-23 · ABC News (AU)
NSW's second-largest national park created to protect koalas
🔮 In short: The NSW parliament has passed legislation that will officially create the Great Koala National Park. assertive
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