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 -0.25
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 The man's bail application was adjourned part-heard, so the court could hear evidence about how the man's parents would keep him from leaving their home without appropriate supervision. mixed
🔮 In a victim impact statement provided to the ACT Magistrates Court, the child's mother said seeing her daughter "on fire and screaming was horrific", and a memory she would carry with her for the rest of her life. assertive
🔮 Lawyers for an elderly man who stabbed his wife to death in their home in Canberra's south have said there is no evidence to suggest he would act violently again. assertive
🔮 Between 2016 and 2019, the trio would keep or seek refunds for goods purchased using the Canberra business's accounts and then invoice the costs to customers.
What's next? assertive
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