👤 Mark Brown North of England correspondent

10 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
10
2026-09-17 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
31
310 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,962
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
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

Crime & Law
40%
Entertainment
20%
Environment
20%
Education
10%
Politics
10%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandNorthumberland4x4AfricaAthensBBC Learning’sBishop AucklandBootle

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 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 -0.29 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-14 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
13 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-11-02 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Driver who dragged cyclist under his car jailed for life for murder
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-22 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in Merseyside
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Guardian · Politics
Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-30 · The Guardian · Environment
Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Baby found under floor in 19th-century house was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · The Guardian
Baby found under floor in 19th-century house was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes
🔮 Carbon dating could conclusively establish only that the baby died between the 17th century and 1955. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Guardian
Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in Merseyside
🔮 One local person, who did not want to be named, said: “We all came out on the front and we could see smoke coming over from the houses. “ assertive
2026-09-26 · The Guardian
Rare sale of David Hockney painting of beloved dog Stanley could fetch £2.5m
🔮 The painting will be sold on 14 October during Frieze Week, and it will go on display – anyone can see it for free – at Christie’s in London from 8 October. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Guardian
Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
🔮 Smith took the decision to continue the trial without the jury, and that he would decide on the verdicts. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Guardian
Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
🔮 William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday. assertive
2026-10-20 · The Guardian
Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row
🔮 Cartmell said she was interested in northern stories with an international reach, adding that risks would be taken – “all part of the pioneering spirit of Manchester”. assertive
2026-10-25 · The Guardian
‘Why would I leave?’: Middlesbrough pushes back against ‘hardest place to grow up’ label
🔮 A clearly riled Chris Cooke, the mayor of Middlesbrough, said: “We get told a lot by people outside this place what we are. assertive
2026-10-30 · The Guardian
Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate
🔮 This will be a place where nature, community, farming and heritage can combine to create something very special for generations to come.” assertive
2026-11-02 · The Guardian
Driver who dragged cyclist under his car jailed for life for murder
🔮 Richardson had denied knowing the father of two was under his car but the prosecutor Phil Barnes KC said the defendant knew, “and he inevitably knew what the consequences of driving on would be, and he did it anyway”. assertive
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