👤 Phil Harrison

2 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
2
2026-08-16 – 2026-10-06
Claims per article
14
27 extracted in total
Hedged claims
19%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,546
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

Economy/Business
50%
Other
50%
Most-tagged topics
KentChathamEnglandMedway CouncilSEKSurreyVictorianWorld War Two

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.
2026-10-06 · BBC News · Economy/Business
Community supermarket opens in shopping centre
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-08-16 · BBC News · Other
200-year-old sword found sticking out of castle lake after water levels drop
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-16 · BBC News
200-year-old sword found sticking out of castle lake after water levels drop
🔮 It was discovered when fallen branches were cleared from the edge last Thursday. Their removal revealed the weapon, which Chiddingstone Castle curator Naomi Collick said could be a Victorian bandsman's sword from the early 1800s. mixed
2026-10-06 · BBC News
Community supermarket opens in shopping centre
🔮 Gina English from SEK says the shop is open to all as "in addition to supporting people with food insecurity, people will also be able get wraparound support from us, help with employment, looking at CVs and interview skills. assertive
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