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 -0.23
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 Townsville's mayor has been fined and issued an infringement notice for public nuisance after an altercation with a state member's staffer at a bar on Magnetic Island in June. assertive
🔮 The man who led an angry mob of Hindu zealots as they burned an Australian man and his two sons alive in their car may soon walk free from an Indian jail. assertive
🔮 Construction will soon begin on the nation's largest wind farm to be built in two years, but frustrated residents say they are bearing the brunt of Australia's push for net zero. assertive
🔮 "As this matter is under investigation Defence will make no further comment at this time."
Several ongoing investigations
The recent near miss follows several serious incidents at Sydney Airport in recent months, including one the ATSB said was one of the most severe runway incidents in more than 20 years. 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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