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The Herald Journal Article Rating

Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules

  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    85% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

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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

11% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Only IOC members can stand as candidates and a long-time perception has been that outgoing president Thomas Bach has promoted a protégé he hopes will win -- even if playing a favorite would seem to breach political neutrality the Olympic movement holds dear.

*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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