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Rob Reiner, director of modern American classics, dies at 78

  • Bias Rating
  • Reliability

    50% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    -38% Somewhat Left

  • Politician Portrayal

    31% Positive

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.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : "Rob was a passionate advocate for children and for civil rights -- from taking on Big Tobacco to fighting for marriage equality to serving as a powerful voice in early education," Newsom said in a statement.
67% : "An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, [Rob] always used his gifts in service of others," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement, adding that "he and Michele fought for early childhood development and marriage equality, working to overturn Proposition 8.
55% : He also launched a ballot initiative in California 27 years ago that established a tobacco tax to fund an education and development program, First 5, for the state's youngest children.

*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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