Mother Jones Article RatingNorfolk Southern CEO says he's "deeply sorry," then refuses to commit to changing anything
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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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| "Take, for example, his baffling exchange with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass)." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "That is a down payment, Markey said." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Sen. Markey mentioned that Norfolk Southern spent $3.4 billion in stock buybacks and that it made $3.3 billion in profit last year." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Well, what's right is, a family that had a home worth $100,000 that is now worth $50,000 will probably never be able to sell that home for $100,000 again, Markey said." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Shaw said, I am committed to making Norfolk Southern's safety culture the best in the industry.Well, you're not having a good month, Markey shot back, referencing the other Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio this weekend." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "These are the people who are iocent victims, Mr. Shaw, Markey said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Markey then asked if Norfolk Southern would compensate homeowners for diminished property values resulting from the derailment." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "With all due respect, Sanders said, you sound like a politician, Mr. Shaw." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Shaw waffled once again when Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) asked, Will you pledge today that you will do no more stock buybacks until a raft of safety measures have been completed to reduce the risk of derailments and crashes in the future?Shaw's response: Senator, I will commit to continuing to invest in safety." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked Shaw if he would commit to guaranteeing paid sick days to his entire workforce." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
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