👤 Mark Sweney

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-09-06 – 2026-11-03
Claims per article
18
273 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,038
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

Economy/Business
67%
Entertainment
13%
Technology
13%
Politics
7%
Most-tagged topics
AnthropicGreat BritainOpenreachAEGAEG InternationalAnschutz Entertainment GroupArsenalBBC

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 -0.32 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-02 · The Guardian · Politics
G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves
20 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-21 · The Guardian · Technology
Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
5 outlets covered this event
2026-11-03 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings
4 outlets covered this event
2026-11-02 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Ryanair considers pay freezes and reducing crew on flights as fuel costs soar
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Retail sales bounce back across Great Britain
3 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-06 · The Guardian
Health-tracking smart ring maker Oura to list on US stock market
🔮 The latest product, Oura Ring 5, went on sale in May at $399 and is 40% smaller than its predecessor. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Guardian
Channel 4 poaches Paramount’s £300m-plus TV ad sales business from Sky
🔮 As well as ad sales for Channel 5 – Paramount’s biggest ad sales business in the UK – Channel 4 will also be responsible for promotional slots with brands including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. assertive
2026-09-18 · The Guardian
Retail sales bounce back across Great Britain
🔮 Retail sales across Great Britain unexpectedly rose last month, the latest economic indicator to defy gloomy forecasts as the chancellor, John Healey, prepares to present next month’s budget. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Guardian
Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
🔮 The boss of the chipmaker Nvidia has said AI will not develop to a point that will lead to the extinction of the human race within a few years, rejecting such assertions as overblown “doomsday narratives”. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
🔮 “They would take over the running of the operations I would expect. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Guardian
Staff fears grow that BBC will shut its Three and Scotland channels next week
🔮 The BBC has started a redundancy process in its TV and streaming division, heightening staff fears that Matt Brittin will announce the closure of the poorly performing BBC Three and BBC Scotland channels next week. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Guardian
G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves
🔮 The drawdown of reserves from some of the world’s largest economies will be coordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and will take place within four months, according to France’s president, Emmanuel Macron. assertive
2026-10-03 · The Guardian
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
🔮 “In the final months of the programme, it’s critical that customers take action when contacted about the switchover – failing to do so could result in the loss of their services when the outdated network retires.” assertive
2026-10-07 · The Guardian
O2 signs record £200m deal to keep London venue’s naming rights
🔮 The 10-year agreement will extend O2’s relationship until at least 2038. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Guardian
OpenAI projected to bring in $20bn less in revenue than expected for header
🔮 OpenAI has revealed that it is making about $20bn less in projected revenue than it had recently indicated to investors, raising questions about the break-neck growth rate in demand for AI. assertive
2026-10-16 · The Guardian
Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals
🔮 Energy suppliers could be forced to pay a charge to rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals, as the industry regulator for Great Britain attempts to prevent suppliers going bust this winter. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Guardian
Condé Nast’s UK profits drop by more than a third as sale of Vogue publisher ruled out
🔮 There had been speculation that the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, who owns the Washington Post, could buy the business. assertive
2026-11-02 · The Guardian
Ryanair considers pay freezes and reducing crew on flights as fuel costs soar
🔮 Europe’s largest low-cost carrier said it expects European airlines to raise their ticket prices by as much as 20%, as it anticipates its jet fuel costs will increase by about €2bn (£1.6bn) in its next financial year, which ends in March 2028. assertive
2026-11-02 · The Guardian
UK’s largest brickmaker hit by sales slump as housebuilding downturn deepens
🔮 The warning by the company, which now expects full-year profits to be “materially below” previous expectations, comes days after the Office for Budget Responsibility cut its forecast for the number of new homes that will be built by 2031 by 190,000. assertive
2026-11-03 · The Guardian
Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings
🔮 VMO2, which is jointly owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica, said £300m of the savings target will come from job cuts that will reduce the company’s employee wage bill by 30% over the next two years. assertive
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