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Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces his biggest trial yet | News Channel 3-12

  • Bias Rating

    -20% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    95% ReliableExcellent

  • Policy Leaning

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -4% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

-35% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The Hong Kong (government) took action to hold him accountable in accordance with the law.
53% : "Without commenting on (an) individual case, we must point out that the HKSAR (Hong Kong) law enforcement agencies have been taking law enforcement actions based on evidence and strictly in accordance with the law in respect of the acts of the persons or entities concerned," a government spokesperson told CNN.
42% : "It's public knowledge that Jimmy Lai is one of the most notorious anti-China elements bent on destabilizing Hong Kong and a mastermind of the riots that took place in Hong Kong," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters last Wednesday at a regular press briefing.
42% : "Freedom of speech and press cannot become a 'shield' for criminal acts, nor can media organizations become a place above the law where they are immune from accountability," China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said a day after Apple Daily closed following the national security raid.
41% : Hong Kong's government has also repeatedly denied that the city's media freedoms have been affected by the law.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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