👤 Joe Coughlan

6 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
6
2026-08-05 – 2026-10-11
Claims per article
20
119 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,084
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

World
33%
Entertainment
17%
Environment
17%
Health
17%
Politics
17%
Most-tagged topics
AsosBBCBBC NewsBeijingBoratDevonHampshireHollywood

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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.
2026-10-10 · BBC News · Environment
Northern Lights stun UK down to England's south coast
3 outlets covered this event
2026-08-26 · BBC News · World
Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
3 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-08-05 · BBC News · World
Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-11 · BBC News · Entertainment
Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino's West End play
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-10 · BBC News · Politics
King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics
2 outlets covered this event
2026-08-18 · BBC News · Health
Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-05 · BBC News
Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives
🔮 - Published Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 17 people, as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said interceptors "could have saved lives". assertive
2026-08-18 · BBC News
Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave
🔮 It added that Crown Prince Haakon, aged 53, will serve as regent while his father is on sick leave. assertive
2026-08-26 · BBC News
Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
🔮 "Iran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. assertive
2026-10-10 · BBC News
King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics
🔮 It issued the update after BBC News told the retailer it had been contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond the "basic contact details" Asos previously said might have been accessed. assertive
2026-10-10 · BBC News
Northern Lights stun UK down to England's south coast
🔮 Such occurrences are mostly visible near the Arctic Circle and northern Scotland, but particularly strong activity levels meant they could be seen as far south as Devon, Hampshire and Kent on Saturday night. assertive
2026-10-11 · BBC News
Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino's West End play
🔮 - Published Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen will star in a new play in London's West End from Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino. assertive
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