👤 Simon Atkinson

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-08-11 – 2026-10-12
Claims per article
24
168 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,948
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

Politics
43%
Crime & Law
29%
Entertainment
14%
Sports
14%
Most-tagged topics
AustraliaAustralianBBCVictoriaWellingtonAlbaneseAmsterdamAustralians

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
2 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 -0.15 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-10 · BBC News · Politics
Flydubai attacker began a 'drift towards extremism and terrorism' in Australia, UAE says
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-07 · BBC News · Politics
Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
8 outlets covered this event
2026-08-20 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, appeal court told
5 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-08-19 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Mushroom murderer trial undermined by 'catastrophic' hotel mix-up, appeal court told
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-12 · BBC News · Entertainment
Iconic Australian band Powderfinger announce first tour in 17 years
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · BBC News · Sports
This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-11 · BBC News
Australia PM under fire for remarks on Japanese counterpart's melon gifts
🔮 While discussing the melons Takaichi's team had presented to Albanese during her visit to Australia in May, the host of Bush Deep, comedian Nikki Osborne, quipped: "She brought two... assertive
2026-08-19 · BBC News
Mushroom murderer trial undermined by 'catastrophic' hotel mix-up, appeal court told
🔮 But crown prosecutor Jeremy McWilliams defended the use of a mobile phone tower expert, arguing the jury could use his evidence to decide whether Patterson had an opportunity to source death cap mushrooms, in the way it was alleged. assertive
2026-08-20 · BBC News
Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, appeal court told
🔮 The 51-year-old, who attended the Court of Appeal via video link from prison, will be eligible to be freed after 33 years. assertive
2026-09-07 · BBC News
Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
🔮 - Published Australians would be able to switch off social media algorithms under draft legislation to be proposed this week. assertive
2026-09-17 · BBC News
This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern
🔮 In six years' time, the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics are set to stage rowing and canoe sprint events in this very stretch of water, which has just passed a technical assessment and been endorsed as safe and fair for athletes. assertive
2026-10-12 · BBC News
Iconic Australian band Powderfinger announce first tour in 17 years
🔮 The Brisbane-based group, who confirmed their reunion last week, will kick off with four nights in their home city next September. assertive
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