👤 Lana Lam

18 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
18
2026-08-05 – 2026-11-03
Claims per article
18
320 extracted in total
Hedged claims
9%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,737
characters
Writes for BBC News.
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
33%
Politics
28%
Technology
17%
Entertainment
11%
Other
6%
World
6%
Most-tagged topics
AustralianAustraliaBritishQueenslandSydneyWestern AustraliaFacebookMelbourne

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 -0.17 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-21 · BBC News · Politics
Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack
15 outlets covered this event
2026-10-30 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Australian mushroom murderer loses appeal to overturn convictions
14 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · BBC News · Politics
International students, 'visa hoppers' and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown
10 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-11-02 · BBC News · Politics
Legal challenge to Australia's social media ban to start in High Court
7 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-11-02 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Popular Australian children's author jailed over child exploitation offences
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · BBC News · Other
Australian soldier dies and five injured in training exercise
6 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-05 · BBC News
Australian teen who killed UK woman has reduced sentence overturned
🔮 He said Boxing Day - which will mark four years since his wife's death - is "still going to be a challenging day for us" as "it feels like a few months ago that it happened". assertive
2026-08-24 · BBC News
Australian shark attack victim grateful for 'second chance at life'
🔮 - Published An Australian woman bitten by a shark at a popular Sydney beach earlier this year says she has been given a "second chance at life" and will be making the most of it. assertive
2026-09-04 · BBC News
Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death
🔮 "My dad left a lasting impact so poignant that it will ripple out for generations to come," Bindi wrote, saying his life and legacy were "worth celebrating". assertive
2026-09-17 · BBC News
International students, 'visa hoppers' and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown
🔮 - Published International students, so-called "visa hoppers" and backpackers will be targeted under stricter rules announced by Australia on Thursday in a bid to curb immigration. assertive
2026-09-21 · BBC News
Sydney policeman allegedly disguised himself as Uber Eats rider before murders
🔮 The trial is expected to run for three months. assertive
2026-09-23 · BBC News
US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'
🔮 In a rare submission to the proposed laws, the US embassy in Canberra said it had "serious concerns" and allowing the government to "enforce vague definitions of 'harm'" would lead to "viewpoint-based censorship". mixed
2026-09-25 · BBC News
British rapper Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June
🔮 - Published British rapper Yung Filly will face a rape retrial in Australia next June after a jury failed to reach a verdict during an earlier trial. assertive
2026-09-29 · BBC News
Lost songs from iconic Australian rockstar found in garage
🔮 - Published More than a decade after her death, the voice of Australian rock icon Chrissy Amphlett will be heard like never before after three lost songs were discovered in a garage. assertive
2026-10-02 · BBC News
Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps
🔮 Minecraft and Fortnite, which does offer child accounts, generally let users self-declare their age, the report highlighted, meaning anyone who said they were adults could access "higher-risk communication features". assertive
2026-10-06 · BBC News
Australian soldier dies and five injured in training exercise
🔮 Monday's incident is the second death of an Australian soldier this year after a paratrooper died after a mid-air collision during training in May. mixed
2026-10-07 · BBC News
Pornhub returns to Australia but only for adults with Apple devices
🔮 - Published Pornhub has returned to Australia, eight months after it went dark due to age verification laws, but only adults with Apple devices will be able to access the site. assertive
2026-10-19 · BBC News
Australian Greens senator denies claims of misconduct towards women
🔮 Steele-John said the dossier was made so that the media would not "bombard" the two women at the centre of those claims and that neither woman had made a complaint. mixed
2026-10-21 · BBC News
Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack
🔮 Haines' "road to recovery will be long and difficult, but we know she is a fighter," her husband said at a press conference in Melbourne where she is being treated. "She is a determined person who will do her best, with our support and love, to recover. assertive
2026-10-30 · BBC News
Australian mushroom murderer loses appeal to overturn convictions
🔮 Patterson was sentenced last September, with the trial judge allowing a non-parole period of 33 years due to the "harsh prison conditions" she would likely face. assertive
2026-11-02 · BBC News
Popular Australian children's author jailed over child exploitation offences
🔮 In May, the 44-year-old pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material and in October he was jailed pending his sentencing. assertive
2026-11-02 · BBC News
Legal challenge to Australia's social media ban to start in High Court
🔮 - Published Two days of hearings on a challenge to Australia's landmark social media ban for children will begin at the country's highest court on Tuesday. assertive
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