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.
3 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 -0.27
(leans left).
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Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 While the Brisbane Lions sweat on the fitness of speedy defender Noah Answerth, coach Chris Fagan believes the smarts of veteran Ryan Lester could counter the speed of Hawthorn superstar Nick Watson. assertive
🔮 The club said former champion jockey Damien Oliver would now conduct an independent track inspection for this Sunday’s group 1 Manikato Stakes Meeting at Caulfield, followed by the same process for the $3 million group 1 Guineas on October 10 and the $6 million Caulfield Cup the following Saturday. assertive
🔮 The Lions could be forced to focus on Neale’s history of never having been suspended rather than contesting the intentional strike finding before the AFL Appeals Board, after reports that new vision had surfaced that is likely to be damaging to his case. mixed
🔮 The Demons have also lost key support at state government level since the departure of former premier Jacinta Allen, who along with Sports Minister Steve Dimopoulos was seen as a chief ally, while the football club’s position could be further weakened by a Coalition victory at the upcoming state election. assertive
🔮 I think we were pretty lucky that the visiting rider [on Smooth Chino] mistimed the winning post a little bit there, otherwise he might have got over the top of us. assertive
🔮 Controversial elements of Munz’s early morning email never came to pass, including a proposal that would change the way the three clubs were governed in “exceptional circumstances”. assertive
🔮 Talented hoop Rachel King emerged on Saturday as a serious contender to win this year’s Cox Plate, a historic feat that would see the Sydney jockey smash one of racing’s unbroken glass ceilings. assertive
🔮 “The market percentage is higher, so, on average, all horses will be poor value in comparison long term,” Walters explained on X. “Doesn’t matter what you back.” assertive
🔮 Defending champ Half Yours (59kg) will carry an extra 5kg on last year’s win and a new jockey – Mark Zahra – after Jamie Melham opted to ride in The Everest. assertive
🔮 Stewards were able to quickly calm worried family and connections of the jockeys by releasing a statement to say both would be taken to hospital but had escaped serious injury. assertive
🔮 But what we are missing now is the “coroner’s report”; information that goes beyond those in-race mechanics and more deeply into the other factors that may have had an impact on the day. 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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