Chicago Tribune Article Rating- Bias Rating
36% Medium Conservative
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- Policy Leaning
48% Medium Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
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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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| "Ryan Wells was at the gym Friday when the family text thread on his phone lit up with the news: the Supreme Court had issued a decision finding a wedding website designer can deny service to same-sex couples." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "In that case, a baker did not want to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple; the court ruled in his favor." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "The court had an opportunity to strengthen anti-discrimination laws, but instead, it chose to harm LGBTQ people, Beett said in a news release." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "The designer, Lorie Smith, objected to serving same-sex couples based on her Christian religion." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a Chicago Democrat and the only openly lesbian member of the General Assembly, called the ruling very chilling." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The symbolic and practical impact is pretty massive and heartbreaking, Johnson said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Cassidy is chair of the working group to address attacks on rights by the Supreme Court, which she said will need more time to determine whether the government needs to make changes to Illinois' human rights act." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the court's decision allows LGBTQ discrimination to pervade under the guise of free speech.LGBTQ Americans deserve the same protections and rights as everyone else, Pritzker said in a news release." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the court's decision allows LGBTQ discrimination to pervade under the guise of free speech.LGBTQ Americans deserve the same protections and rights as everyone else, Pritzker said in a news release." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "At the end of the day, the most important takeaway for the people of Illinois is that here in Illinois we have made a strong commitment to protect everyone's rights and to ensure that discrimination in all forms is condemned, Cassidy said." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Brian Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, a statewide LGBTQ rights organization, said that while the court's decision is limited, it makes LGBTQ people feel like they are being relegated to a second class status." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
49% : Ryan Wells was at the gym Friday when the family text thread on his phone lit up with the news: the Supreme Court had issued a decision finding a wedding website designer can deny service to same-sex couples.49% : In that case, a baker did not want to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple; the court ruled in his favor.
42% : "The court had an opportunity to strengthen anti-discrimination laws, but instead, it chose to harm LGBTQ people," Bennett said in a news release.
34% : The designer, Lorie Smith, objected to serving same-sex couples based on her Christian religion.
*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.