WSBT Article Rating

Wife of death row inmate Joseph Corcoran, activists advocate against scheduled execution

  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -14% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    6% 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

-33% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : That is ultimate exercise of state authority, and we should be promoting life, not taking life," Robert McClory, bishop, Diocese of Gary.
45% : Barring any action by the courts or Governor Holcomb, Joseph Corcoran will be executed by lethal injection Wednesday morning.

*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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