Washington Post Article Rating- Bias Rating
-16% Somewhat Liberal
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- Politician Portrayal
16% 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.
Sentiments
-22% Negative
| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "It took the courage of prominent journalist Edward R. Murrow, Sens. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) and Ralph Flanders (R-Vt.), Army counsel Joseph Welch and others." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "Just like today, in McCarthy's time, elected officials were reluctant to act because they feared reprisals." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "I keep hoping the Republican leadership or the Republican electorate in general will finally act, as they finally did against Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.) during the Red Scare of the 1950s." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
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% :*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.