Jefferson City News Tribune Article Rating- Bias Rating
46% Medium Conservative
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- Policy Leaning
96% Extremely Conservative
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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
Overall Sentiment
-33% Negative
- Conservative
| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "The prosecution Monday sought a $3,000 fine against Trump over three Truth Social posts." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he feared could hurt his 2016 campaign." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "The allegations focus on payoffs to two women, porn actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said they had extramarital sexual encounters with Trump years earlier, as well as to a Trump Tower doorman who claimed to have a story about a child he alleged Trump had out of wedlock." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "Trump says none of the alleged sexual encounters occurred." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump far right, turns around and looks at prospective jurors who raised their hands requesting to be excused from the jury panel in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York." | Negative | -66% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors on Thursday also asked Judge Juan M. Merchan to sanction Trump over seven more social media posts they say violate a gag order that bars Trump from attacking witnesses." | Negative | -74% Liberal |
| "Jury selection in Donald Trump's hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The case is the first of Trump's four indictments to reach trial." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in New York." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Trump lawyer Todd Blanche declined, saying he wanted to first hear what the man had to say." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in New York." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "(Elizabeth Williams via AP, Pool)Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in New York." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Prospective jurors giving vaguer answers to employment questionsInstead of disclosing where they work, as other potential jurors in Donald Trump's hush money case had done earlier this week, the latest group gave more generic answers on Thursday." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Judge orders journalists not to report on potential jurors' employersAfter dismissing a seated juror in Donald Trump's hush money trial, Judge Juan M. Merchan admonished the media for reporting details about the seated and potential jurors could be used to identify them, ordering them not to report prospective jurors' answers to questions about their current and former employers." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Steinglass also disclosed a relative of the man may have been involved in a nonprosecution agreement in the 1990s with the Manhattan district attorney's office, which is prosecuting Trump's case." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "(Elizabeth Williams via AP, Pool)Former President Donald Trump, seated far left, looks on with Judge Juan Merchan presiding as members of the jury panel answer questions from the jury questioaire in Manhattan criminal court Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "(Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)Former president Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)Former President Donald Trump folds his hands as he appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury selection in New York, Thursday, April 18, 2024." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Jury selection in Donald Trump's hush money case encountered setbacks Thursday as two previously sworn-in jurors were excused -- one after backtracking on whether she could be impartial and fair and the other about concerns he may not have been truthful about whether he had ever been accused or convicted of a crime." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Status of another seated juror in limboThe status of a second juror seated for Donald Trump's hush money trial was in limbo Thursday after he failed to report to court to address concerns some of his answers in court may not have been accurate." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Here's the latest:Merchan dismisses a second seated jurorJudge Juan M. Merchan has removed a second seated juror from Donald Trump's hush money trial after prosecutors raised concerns the man may not have been truthful about whether he had ever been accused or convicted of a crime." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Former president Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Previously seated juror excused, citing impartiality concernsA juror who had been selected for Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial was dismissed Thursday after she told the court she'd become concerned about her ability to be impartial." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he feared could hurt his 2016 campaign." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "The allegations focus on payoffs to two women, porn actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said they had extramarital sexual encounters with Trump years earlier, as well as to a Trump Tower doorman who claimed to have a story about a child he alleged Trump had out of wedlock." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Trump says none of the alleged sexual encounters occurred." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump far right, turns around and looks at prospective jurors who raised their hands requesting to be excused from the jury panel in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors on Thursday also asked Judge Juan M. Merchan to sanction Trump over seven more social media posts they say violate a gag order that bars Trump from attacking witnesses." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors on Thursday also asked Judge Juan M. Merchan to sanction Trump over seven more social media posts they say violate a gag order that bars Trump from attacking witnesses." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
36% : The prosecution Monday sought a $3,000 fine against Trump over three Truth Social posts.27% : Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he feared could hurt his 2016 campaign.
22% : The allegations focus on payoffs to two women, porn actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said they had extramarital sexual encounters with Trump years earlier, as well as to a Trump Tower doorman who claimed to have a story about a child he alleged Trump had out of wedlock.
22% : Trump says none of the alleged sexual encounters occurred.
17% : In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump far right, turns around and looks at prospective jurors who raised their hands requesting to be excused from the jury panel in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York.
13% : Prosecutors on Thursday also asked Judge Juan M. Merchan to sanction Trump over seven more social media posts they say violate a gag order that bars Trump from attacking witnesses.
*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.