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 -0.27
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
· Crime & Law
🔮 Because she spent six years writing Dictionary of Lost Words and Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams was determined her next book would be a simple tale of love. assertive
🔮 The German Consulate had lobbied the then-federal government with their complaint So, the Melbourne-based New Theatre group got around the ban by performing the show on the back of a flat bed truck – which could quickly be moved if police approached. assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first.
Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.