👤 Courtney Thompson

22 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
22
2026-09-14 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
19
428 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,018
characters · 2 tagged analysis
Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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

Sports
50%
Entertainment
32%
Technology
9%
Health
5%
Other
5%
Most-tagged topics
MelbourneSydneyAFLAustralianBrisbaneBrownlowCaulfield CupEverest

Leaning

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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

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2026-09-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Entertainment
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the red carpet fashion
18 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Entertainment
VMAs 2026: The best and most bizarrely dressed on the red carpet
12 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Entertainment
MTV VMAs LIVE: Madonna to open the show with Snoop Dogg to host
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Technology
Apple’s latest launch will help you stay off your phone at home
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Supermodel glamour and chic tailoring: The Derby Day fashion winners
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
A lesson in elegance: The Caulfield Cup fashion winners
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Surf to turf: Pip Edwards leads the charge against Melbourne’s racing fashion stronghold
🔮 For years, Melbourne has had a monopoly on spring racing fashion, but that could be challenged this year as Pip Edwards lends her fashion credentials to the 2026 Sydney Everest Carnival. assertive
2026-09-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
From cringe to couture: How Brownlow fashion found its way
🔮 The Brownlow is a big night for the AFL, and an even bigger night for the cottage industry of designers, stylists, hair and make-up artists, spray tanners, social media managers and WAGs, who usually only have a few weeks to rustle together a look that will hopefully be remembered for all the right reasons. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Brownlow Medal 2026 red carpet LIVE updates: What to expect from AFL’s most fashionable event
🔮 I’m Gyan Yankovich, and I’ll be hosting today’s red carpet coverage along with deputy lifestyle editor Courtney Thompson, who will be reporting on all the best looks from the big event. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Brownlow 2026: All the red carpet fashion winners and sinners
🔮 Arguably more pressing than the medal recipient though is who will score style points on the carpet. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The five Brownlow looks everyone’s still talking about
🔮 As the cheap-shot headlines tell you, the dress could have been created by an AI chatbot from a “Brownlow fashion” prompt: the racer back tank style left the sides wide open and left her back exposed, while the splits at the hem allowed for a flash of thigh. But what’s lost here is how great Brown looked. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
MTV VMAs LIVE: Madonna to open the show with Snoop Dogg to host
🔮 This year’s ceremony will see some of the world’s biggest artists go head-to-head, including Gen Z darling Sabrina Carpenter, Kpop sensation BTS, and pop veteran Madonna. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
VMAs 2026: The best and most bizarrely dressed on the red carpet
🔮 It’s where Lady Gaga debuted the meat dress that would become pop culture lore, Lil Kim made the case for purple nipple pasties and where Britney Spears established herself as a chameleon who can pull off a black lace mini dress one minute and a Swarovski-crystal-embellished bodysuit the next. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The style lesson to borrow from Nicole Kidman’s Paris Fashion Week look
🔮 Max Mara opted to keep things streamlined with a solid, practical leather style, and at Balenciaga, Pierpaolo Piccioli asked: why have one belt when you could wear two? assertive
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Why six seconds every day is all it takes to transform your relationship
🔮 “Aurelia will always drop me off at the train in the morning, and we’ll have a kiss goodbye, and then she’ll pick me up with our dog, and we have a kiss hello,” Natt, 35, says. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Is the ‘tri-load’ to blame for your relationship stress? A new study has some answers
🔮 “By looking at both partners’ perspectives, we were able to examine whether two people in the same relationship may experience and interpret the division of household responsibilities differently, and whether these differences matter for relationship quality,” Coundouris says. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Apple’s latest launch will help you stay off your phone at home
🔮 It’s the kind of home most people would look at and think, “Yes, I’d live here”. assertive
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Big day of racing lined up for Melbourne and Sydney
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By assertive
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
A lesson in elegance: The Caulfield Cup fashion winners
🔮 The Caulfield Cup is celebrating a momentous 150 years in 2026, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the crowds. assertive
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Stylish Sydney throws down the gauntlet: Everest fashion winners
🔮 Model Montana Cox could wear a hessian sack and people would still probably reverse Google image search it to find out where they could get one just like it – such is the power when you’re as stunning as Cox. assertive
2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The new tech shopping for you while you sleep
🔮 When she finds an outfit she wants to wear, it gives her an image of what it would look like on her. assertive
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Derby Day LIVE: Punters descend on Flemington for big day of racing; Cormier, Stormy Marco favoured in 4.20pm main race
🔮 When three-year-old gelding Doubt Time lines up behind the gates for Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes, stablehand Montanna Gawith-Hutson is confident the horse will be relaxed and ready to race. assertive
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Supermodel glamour and chic tailoring: The Derby Day fashion winners
🔮 The Melbourne Cup might have the race day glory, and Oaks Day may technically have the style crown thanks to hosting the Fashions on the Field final. assertive
2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Malls were declared dead. Now teenagers are leading their quiet revival
🔮 After the final school bell rang, groups of teenagers would make the weekly pilgrimage to their local shopping centre and walk around for hours, gossiping as they browsed through shops that housed treasures they couldn’t yet afford. “They became a part of everyday life,” says Sophie Holt, Oroton creative director, of the place shopping centres have within the broader context of Australian fashion history. “For many people, it was the main place where they first saw fashion. assertive
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