👤 Liz Cookman

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-08-25 – 2026-10-01
Claims per article
28
196 extracted in total
Hedged claims
17%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,868
characters
Writes for The Independent.
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

Health
57%
Politics
14%
Technology
14%
World
14%
Most-tagged topics
HouthisYemenCongressDRCDjiboutiEthiopiaFoundationGaza

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 -0.19 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-24 · The Independent · World
Thousands flee Yemen as war escalates – leaving Djibouti ‘overwhelmed’ with refugees
2 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-01 · The Independent · Health
Yemen’s doctors warn health system could collapse as war escalates
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-20 · The Independent · Politics
Five children a day killed or injured by explosives around world – as AI and drones increase threat
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left
2026-09-18 · The Independent · Health
$1.3bn in US health funds unspent by Trump ‘could lead to 150,000 preventable deaths’
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left
2026-09-15 · The Independent · Technology
Billions of people could be left behind by AI because it doesn’t understand their needs, Gates Foundation warns
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-09-12 · The Independent · Health
How a small supplement pill could stop mothers dying during childbirth around world
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-25 · The Independent
Deaths of pregnant women double during fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history in DR Congo
🔮 Pregnant women are terrified to seek care, dreading being treated as Ebola patients if complications arise or fearing they will contract Ebola in health facilities,” said Noemi Dalmonte, UNFPA Deputy Representative in DRC. assertive
2026-09-12 · The Independent
How a small supplement pill could stop mothers dying during childbirth around world
🔮 PPH is the leading cause of maternal death globally and anaemia could be responsible for half of severe cases in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, researchers found. mixed
2026-09-15 · The Independent
Billions of people could be left behind by AI because it doesn’t understand their needs, Gates Foundation warns
🔮 A system designed for a commercial farmer in Iowa, for example, may not understand the crops, pests, markets or constraints facing a smallholder in Ethiopia. mixed
2026-09-18 · The Independent
$1.3bn in US health funds unspent by Trump ‘could lead to 150,000 preventable deaths’
🔮 More than $1.3 billion (£975 million) in US funding for tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and maternal healthcare could go unspent within two weeks because it has not yet been released by the Trump administration, potentially resulting in tens of thousands of preventable deaths. assertive
2026-09-20 · The Independent
Five children a day killed or injured by explosives around world – as AI and drones increase threat
🔮 Speaking during a visit to Imperial College London’s I-HUB innovation centre also on Thursday, Harry, the Duke of Sussex, pledged his commitment to children injured in conflict, saying that “whilst children continue to suffer, I will keep working to ensure they can live life to the full.” “Children should not be exposed to conflict. assertive
2026-09-24 · The Independent
Thousands flee Yemen as war escalates – leaving Djibouti ‘overwhelmed’ with refugees
🔮 It is compounded by fear that flooding expected from the incoming “super El Niño” could worsen the spread of disease, Ms Desamours said. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Independent
Yemen’s doctors warn health system could collapse as war escalates
🔮 “If the conflict continues without a soilution, we could have full collapse,” said Dr Alhaqu. assertive
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