The Quad-City Times Article RatingEx-Speaker Michael Madigan pleads not guilty to federal racketeering charges
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-6% Center
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-20% Somewhat Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
36% Negative
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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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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "A spokesperson for Pritzker also revealed the governor was informed by federal law enforcement that he was only a witness in the investigation, and that he agreed to a voluntary interview in his home in late February." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "On Wednesday, Madigan was in a decidedly different position: Criminal defendant entering a plea of not guilty in a federal racketeering case." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Pritzker spoke to investigators for about an hour about his experiences with and knowledge of Mike Madigan and that he was pleased to cooperate and provide information." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
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48% : A spokesperson for Pritzker also revealed the governor was informed by federal law enforcement that he was "only a witness" in the investigation, and that he agreed to a voluntary interview in his home in late February.40% : On Wednesday, Madigan was in a decidedly different position: Criminal defendant entering a plea of not guilty in a federal racketeering case.
*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.