ProPublica Article RatingThe Kids of Rutherford County: A Reporter’s Essay
- Bias Rating
- Reliability
65% ReliableAverage
- Policy Leaning
-42% Medium Left
- Politician Portrayal
-51% Negative
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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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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
56% : And that includes if law enforcement wants to speak to your child before charges are ever brought.”53% : I came across a number of cases where it was parents or relatives who made that first call to police, hoping law enforcement would step in to help.
45% : So, there’s really no check to a judge’s authority in a case — they decide how to interpret the facts and the law.
38% : It’s there in the lingo of the court: There are “petitions” or “summons” instead of “warrants,” “juvenile delinquents” instead of “criminal defendants.”
36% : Credit: Obtained by ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio In Rutherford County, kids as young as 7 were being jailed, in violation of the law.
*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.