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 -0.27
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
· Crime & Law
🔮 Premier Ben Carroll announced policies on potholes and road maintenance recently, and work is set to begin on fixing scores of potholes as the weather gets warmer. assertive
🔮 “I think people will get injured while taking evasive action just because of the size of the holes,” he said, noting his firm is currently overseeing a claim against South Gippsland Shire Council involving a motorcyclist who lost control after hitting a pothole. assertive
🔮 He added that the small group of UFU members he was referring to “believe everything they are told by the leadership and think that by someone intimidating or bullying me, I will support them and give them a taxpayer-funded slush fund for the union. assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first.
Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.
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