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Chicago Tribune Article Rating

Editorial: The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a formidable Chicago activist and achiever

  • Bias Rating
  • Reliability

    40% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    24% Somewhat Right

  • Politician Portrayal

    -25% 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.

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18% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Jackson's local standing, especially with Black clergy, helped Jackson become a pivotal part of the Chicago Freedom Movement, which was focused on housing discrimination with the aim of putting an end to the city's slum housing.
39% : He mounted an anti-abortion rights campaign after Roe v. Wade, which proved controversial.

*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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