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.
6 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 +0.01
(centre).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
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Banished to the back corner of the debating chamber in May’s Holyrood elections, the Scottish Tories have been searching for an issue to get themselves front and centre again. assertive
🔮 There is a lot going on in that sentence, which might be why Bell neglected to include any grammar, but the gist of it is a call for a moratorium on new arrivals. assertive
🔮 The point of the debate was to agree that democracy required Holyrood, not Westminster, to decide when another breakaway referendum would be held. assertive
🔮 By his own admission, the First Minister knew several months ago that the next drugs deaths statistics would show a significant increase in fatalities. assertive
🔮 Time was when that would get you on an MI5 list but, instead of mocking preppers for their paranoia and panic- buying, ministers seemingly want us to follow their example. assertive
🔮 At his fingertips are an array of powers that, should he choose, he could deploy to transform the face of Scottish society, be that in education, health, welfare, justice or transport. assertive
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