👤 Michelle Roberts

6 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
6
2026-08-04 – 2026-10-06
Claims per article
24
143 extracted in total
Hedged claims
15%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,785
characters
Writes for BBC News.
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
83%
Science
17%
Most-tagged topics
NHSBBCEnglandAction on Smoking and HealthAlder HeyAlder Hey HospitalGermanKent

Leaning

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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 -0.15 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-05 · BBC News · Science
Nobel Prize awarded for showing how nerve cells shape feelings
13 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · BBC News · Health
One million UK adults who have never smoked are now vaping
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-22 · BBC News · Health
Child ketamine users getting bladder damage describe 'peeing a jellyfish'
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-22 · BBC News · Health
Scientists discover why Kent meningitis outbreak was so severe
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-08-11 · BBC News · Health
England set to eliminate hepatitis C
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-08-04 · BBC News · Health
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-04 · BBC News
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
🔮 In England, guidance from Nice recommends GPs ask about family history if a woman is worried that she might have a higher risk of breast cancer, and sometimes if they are over 35 and using an oral contraceptive pill or considering taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). assertive
2026-08-11 · BBC News
England set to eliminate hepatitis C
🔮 Another goal - a 65% reduction in hepatitis C-related mortality compared with 2015 levels - has yet to be met, but might be before the 2030 target date. assertive
2026-09-22 · BBC News
Scientists discover why Kent meningitis outbreak was so severe
🔮 Rare, but it could happen again " assertive
2026-09-22 · BBC News
Child ketamine users getting bladder damage describe 'peeing a jellyfish'
🔮 Medics at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool say some patients - they have had over 100 referrals since opening last May - describe 'peeing a jellyfish', which is some of the bladder's protective lining being shed. assertive
2026-10-06 · BBC News
One million UK adults who have never smoked are now vaping
🔮 David Mais, from the ONS, said vapers were getting older and that "may reflect existing users getting older, growing popularity among this age group, or a combination of both". Smoke-free generation New legislation in the UK, external, taking affect in the new year, will permanently ban the legal sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 to create a "smoke-free" generation. Hazel Cheeseman, from the charity Action on Smoking and Health, said the latest statics showed encouraging progress in cutting smoking rates. assertive
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