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.
4 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 -0.25
(leans left).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
🔮 Australia's population growth is projected to slow from an average of 1.4 per cent a year over the past 40 years to 0.9 per cent a year over the next 40 years. assertive
🔮 After the 2025 federal election, when both the Liberals and the Greens had been smashed in the lower house, their new leaders declared they would listen to voters and pivot to the centre. assertive
🔮 Will former treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who lost his seat in the teal wave, use Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson's campaign as a soft launch of his own tilt to return to Canberra? assertive
🔮 Speculation that Albanese is set to reshuffle his frontbench next year raises the question of whether he can avoid the fate of past governments. assertive
🔮 That year was significant, not for the contribution he made as shadow minister for employment services and training (though he may argue otherwise), but for speaking out against a war he thought was wrong. assertive
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