👤 Mark Savage

13 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
13
2025-12-30 – 2026-10-11
Claims per article
48
629 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,094
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

Entertainment
92%
Politics
8%
Most-tagged topics
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Leaning

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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 -0.14 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-15 · BBC News · Entertainment
All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped
26 outlets covered this event
2026-09-23 · BBC News · Entertainment
Dolly Parton's manager accuses her nephew of threats and intimidation
7 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · BBC News · Entertainment
U2 celebrate 50th anniversary at the school where they formed
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · BBC News · Entertainment
British rapper Sway dies aged 44
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-02 · BBC News · Entertainment
Olivia Dean accused of copying Bill Withers' Just The Two of Us
2 outlets covered this event
2026-07-30 · BBC News · Entertainment
BTS withdraw from Grammys, a month after Asian pop prize introduced
2 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-07-30 · BBC News
BTS withdraw from Grammys, a month after Asian pop prize introduced
🔮 - Published Korean pop group BTS have announced they will not submit their music for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards. assertive
2026-08-14 · BBC News
Eurovision proposes new rules to tackle mass voting
🔮 Yuval Raphael's song, New Day Will Rise, placed 15th with the contest's juries - but outperformed every other participant in the public vote, scoring 297 points. assertive
2026-08-16 · BBC News
Ariana Grande leaves problems at home as her tour hits the UK
🔮 Whatever private battles the 33-year-old may be fighting, they are never present on stage at the O2. assertive
2026-08-25 · BBC News
Russian stadium says it won't host Kanye West gigs
🔮 - Published The Russian stadium that was scheduled to host two shows by Ye, the rapper also known as Kanye West, has said the events will no longer take place. assertive
2026-08-27 · BBC News
Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacy
🔮 - Published In 1980, Dolly Parton was filming her first Hollywood movie, 9 To 5, and between scenes she had an idea for the tune that would become the movie's theme song. But her guitar was banned from the set - so she made the beat by strumming her acrylic nails together. assertive
2026-09-06 · BBC News
Natalie Imbruglia on her worst audition: 'I remember feeling icky'
🔮 "What they helped me realise is that I was trying to stop the behaviour with willpower, and if I just relaxed into it and said to myself, 'You know, you're about to perform in front of a lot of people, it's natural that you're nervous', maybe I wouldn't be resisting it as much. assertive
2026-09-15 · BBC News
All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped
🔮 The announcements came hours after Sheeran said he would not be drawn into a public debate over Gaza, and stressed he was not responsible for Macklemore being removed from the tour. assertive
2026-09-18 · BBC News
British rapper Sway dies aged 44
🔮 I will miss you forever my friend. assertive
2026-09-23 · BBC News
Dolly Parton's manager accuses her nephew of threats and intimidation
🔮 In court filings, She's Alive alleged that Seaver mounted "an obscene, deliberate and escalating campaign of threats", claiming he would ruin her empire if the estate did not pay him. assertive
2026-09-25 · BBC News
U2 celebrate 50th anniversary at the school where they formed
🔮 The pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive may not have been born when U2 were the world’s biggest band, but they gave them a hero's welcome, waving signs that said, “I love U2“, “It’s a beautiful day - no school”, and, “Bono, my mum says hi!” assertive
2026-10-02 · BBC News
Olivia Dean accused of copying Bill Withers' Just The Two of Us
🔮 To prove plagiarism, Mattie Music Group would have to prove that Dean and her co-writers had previously heard Withers' original composition. assertive
2026-10-11 · BBC News
Inside the room: What it was like to be with Blackpink's Lisa as race scandal erupted
🔮 Now I would never ever do that because, now, I've got education," she says. assertive
2026-10-15 · BBC News
The big acts with new music on the way
🔮 Mighty Hoopla has snagged Lily Allen and Scissor Sisters; Latitude has Lewis Capaldi and David Byrne; and End of the Road boasts Pulp and CMAT. assertive
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