👤 Leah Willingham

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-08-27 – 2026-10-14
Claims per article
26
362 extracted in total
Hedged claims
12%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,065
characters
Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, Toronto Star.
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

Education
43%
Environment
36%
Health
14%
Crime & Law
7%
Most-tagged topics
CornellBostonIndependentCornell UniversityMassachusettsNantucketNew JerseyNew York

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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 -0.24 (leans left).

More from this journalist

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2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Education
Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports
30 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-04 · The Independent · Education
Cornell president ‘deeply disturbed’ by alleged gang rape, pledges transparency
30 outlets covered this event
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Education
Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency
30 outlets covered this event
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Education
What to know about the investigation into Cornell University gang rape allegations
30 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Education
Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during alleged gang rape
30 outlets covered this event
2026-08-27 · The Independent · Crime & Law
Five weeks, 80 witnesses and one agonizing question as Lindsay Clancy trial nears verdict
28 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-27 · The Independent
Five weeks, 80 witnesses and one agonizing question as Lindsay Clancy trial nears verdict
🔮 Proceedings are expected to resume around 9 a.m. at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Independent
Lindsay Clancy trial sparks new push by Massachusetts governor to support struggling parents
🔮 Her attorneys argued she could not be held criminally responsible because of postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors said she should be found guilty because evidence indicated she knew what she was doing was wrong. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Nor'easter to lash the East Coast with strong winds, flooding and heavy rain
🔮 Strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain are expected to hit much of the East Coast over the weekend, with a powerful nor’easter bringing its strongest winds to Cape Cod and the nearby islands. mixed
2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as major signs of nor'easter take shape
🔮 More than 70,000 customers were without electricity in the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, the sign of a powerful nor’easter expected to create dangerous conditions through the weekend. assertive
2026-09-26 · The Independent
Nor’easter slams East Coast leaving towns submerged, widespread power outages and canceled flights
🔮 Meteorologists warn that gale winds could down trees while heavy rain threatens to leave roadways underwater for extended periods. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Independent
One dead as nor’easter hammers East Coast with more flooding and wind
🔮 Meteorologists warned that conditions would not improve immediately. assertive
2026-09-28 · Toronto Star
Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by nor’easter
🔮 The Egan Maritime Institute said its exhibits and collections manager would survey the site and send a report to state underwater archaeologists, who then will work with the institute to determine which vessel the wreckage came from. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during alleged gang rape
🔮 “You look like an operating human being,” she told school investigators at a hearing in May of 2025. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
What to know about the investigation into Cornell University gang rape allegations
🔮 Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has said Cornell police omitted key information that could have affected his decision whether or not to pursue criminal charges. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency
🔮 Cornell’s president called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing” Saturday and said it would weigh on the university for years to come, as he pledged greater transparency amid mounting outrage over the school’s handling of the case. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Independent
Cornell president ‘deeply disturbed’ by alleged gang rape, pledges transparency
🔮 Cornell's president called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing” Saturday, said it would weigh on the university for years to come and pledged greater transparency amid mounting outrage over the school’s handling of the case. In an eight-minute video message to the Cornell community, Michael Kotlikoff described the past week as one of the most difficult in the university’s history and acknowledged troubling questions about the investigations that followed the allegations. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports
🔮 The measures announced Tuesday (US time) by Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff include a suspension of all parties and social events at Interfraternity Council houses through the end of the 2026-27 academic year and a new “zero tolerance” policy that would immediately suspend chapters for violations. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Independent
Cornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debate
🔮 In an interview with The New York Times published Tuesday, a day before Cornell’s Faculty Senate was set to begin debating a no-confidence resolution in his administration, Kotlikoff acknowledged that he did not know until recently that the woman had dropped out of Cornell or that students had been expelled or suspended over the incident. assertive
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