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September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A positive human-interest framing presents the new French ambassador's posting through his personal preference for Wellington and prior interactions with New Zealanders, omitting policy, political, or bilateral context.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied article text is a single short paragraph, so most bias dimensions cannot be assessed with confidence; classifications reflect only the visible framing. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article is predominantly objective in tone but includes a mildly subjective narrative phrase.
“He got his wish” · exact text match
Why: The text reports the ambassador's statement and appointment in a straightforward news-brief style, but the phrase 'He got his wish' frames the appointment as a personal success rather than purely relaying facts.
The supplied article text is a single short paragraph, so most bias dimensions cannot be assessed with confidence; classifications reflect only the visible framing.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Uses 'offers hope' and 'fast-sinking' to frame a subsidence study as positive progress while emphasizing coastal threat.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence excerpt was available; broader context, study identification, and methods are absent. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing presents the study's outcome as hopeful and positive.
“New study offers hope to Christchurch's fast-sinking coastal areas.” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'offers hope' frames the development optimistically, which is the strongest observable framing signal in the text.
Only a two-sentence excerpt was available; broader context, study identification, and methods are absent.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing emphasizes the long, expensive consent process while using 'finally' to cast the store's opening as a hard-won positive outcome.
Woolworths is a major supermarket chain in New Zealand, and the Environment Court hears planning and resource-consent appeals there.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a single short brief, so most framing dimensions cannot be reliably assessed. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report is mostly factual but uses 'finally' to add a mild subjective tone.
“finally has its Woolworths.” · exact text match
Why: The word 'finally' conveys relief or anticipation, but the rest of the sentence is factual, so the subjectivity is mild.
Claim: The closing phrase frames the opening as a positive resolution.
“finally has its Woolworths.” · exact text match
Why: The phrase presents the store's opening as a welcome, delayed result.
The supplied text is a single short brief, so most framing dimensions cannot be reliably assessed.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional destination-marketing framing treats the television appearance as an unqualified exposure win for Christchurch and Canterbury.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text uses value-laden, promotional language rather than neutral or objective reporting.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: 'Brings... to millions of viewers' is an interpretive and promotional assertion; a neutral report would note the appearance without claiming impact.
Claim: The framing is uniformly positive, portraying the appearance as an unqualified success for the city.
“taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The verb phrase 'taking... to millions of viewers' implies a successful promotional transfer with no caveats, risks, or balancing details.
Claim: The report is a short, routine announcement with no plot, conflict, or novel development beyond the appearance itself.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series, taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The content is a single uneventful promotion; nothing in the text offers substance, depth, or a remarkable angle.
Claim: The copy is thin, promotional filler with no substantive reporting beyond a single positive claim.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series” · exact text match
Why: The entire text is a two-sentence promotional blurb typical of fluff content, containing no verification, context, or development.
Claim: The publisher frames the destination's television appearance in promotional marketing terms, presenting viewership as a positive outcome in itself.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: The opening sentence credits the show with 'bringing' Christchurch to an audience, a promotional construction that treats exposure as the news.
The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues.
The framing emphasizes weather-inflicted hardship in Southland and Otago and presents authorities and rural leaders as supportive and community-minded.
Southland and Otago are regions on New Zealand's South Island.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a single unattributed sentence, so the analysis cannot account for broader article context, sourcing, or author intent. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses negatively charged wording to describe the weather and its effects on farming communities.
“Relentless wet and cold weather is taking a heavy toll” · exact text match
Why: The terms 'relentless' and 'heavy toll' inject negative emotional evaluation; the rest of the sentence reports supportive responses without balancing that tone.
The supplied text is a single unattributed sentence, so the analysis cannot account for broader article context, sourcing, or author intent.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Uses 'offers hope' and 'fast-sinking' to frame a subsidence study as positive progress while emphasizing coastal threat.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence excerpt was available; broader context, study identification, and methods are absent. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing presents the study's outcome as hopeful and positive.
“New study offers hope to Christchurch's fast-sinking coastal areas.” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'offers hope' frames the development optimistically, which is the strongest observable framing signal in the text.
Only a two-sentence excerpt was available; broader context, study identification, and methods are absent.
The framing characterizes the incident as a 'disaster' and 'catastrophe', highlights criminal accountability, and uses 'on the hook' to emphasize the financial burden on ratepayers.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline and one-sentence lede, so framing classifications rely on minimal context and may not reflect a fuller article. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses the evaluative labels 'disaster' and 'catastrophe' rather than neutral incident language.
“Moa Point disaster” · exact text match
“Moa Point sewage catastrophe” · exact text match
Why: The nouns 'disaster' and 'catastrophe' are subjective judgments, while the rest of the lede reports the charges factually.
Claim: The headline amplifies the story with a dramatic disaster label and the colloquial phrase 'on the hook' for millions.
“Moa Point disaster” · exact text match
“ratepayers on hook for millions in fines” · exact text match
Why: The dramatic noun and vivid financial idiom add emotional emphasis beyond a straightforward charges report.
Claim: The article inserts editorial judgment through value-laden words and a financial-burden metaphor.
“Moa Point disaster” · exact text match
“ratepayers on hook for millions in fines” · exact text match
Why: Calling the event a disaster and saying ratepayers are 'on the hook' expresses opinion about severity and burden.
Claim: The article attributes the charges to the regional council and uses 'alleged' to avoid asserting guilt.
“Wellington’s regional council has charged Wellington City Council and Tiaki Wai” · exact text match
“alleged failings in the Moa Point sewage catastrophe” · exact text match
Why: Attribution and the word 'alleged' show care, though the brief text lacks direct sourcing or further verification.
The supplied text is only a headline and one-sentence lede, so framing classifications rely on minimal context and may not reflect a fuller article.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A cremation-and-flames pun dramatizes a regulatory enforcement story, framing the business owner as a reluctant victim of a council crackdown.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses a pun linking cremation to financial ruin, a sensational stylistic device.
“profits go up in flames” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'go up in flames' after mentioning cremation is a deliberate wordplay, giving the brief report a punchy, mildly sensational tone.
Claim: The closing clause editorializes about the owner's financial future rather than reporting neutrally.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The interpretive phrase 'is set to watch' and the metaphorical 'go up in flames' present a subjective judgment about the outcome.
Claim: The article provides no sourcing, attribution, or uncertainty markers for its claims.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The sole substantive claim about the future is stated as fact without any attribution, sourcing, or hedging.
Claim: The article forecasts a financial outcome without citing evidence or sources.
“is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The profit impact is stated as an inevitable future result rather than attributed to any financial analysis or source.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing presents the final round as an 'intriguing' and unsettled race, using subjective sports-analysis language to heighten drama.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence summary, so most bias dimensions cannot be assessed from the available content.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence summary, so most bias dimensions cannot be assessed from the available content.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Framing spotlights Cleary's wheelchair use and casts him as the ceremony's show-stealer, pushing a human-interest angle ahead of the official coaching awards.
The Dally M Medal is the National Rugby League's top individual honour for the player of the year; the NRL is the top professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence headline/subhead was supplied, so bias scoring relies on minimal framing cues and not the full article body. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses a dramatic idiom to frame the awards outcome.
“steals the show in Sydney” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'steals the show' is colloquial hyperbole that dramatizes Cleary's role at the ceremony rather than reporting it plainly.
Claim: The report injects a subjective judgment into an otherwise factual brief.
“steals the show in Sydney” · exact text match
Why: Calling the award winner's appearance a show-stealing performance is an evaluative characterization, not a verifiable fact.
Only a two-sentence headline/subhead was supplied, so bias scoring relies on minimal framing cues and not the full article body.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Subjective, unhedged sports analysis presents one strong club performance as establishing a player's return to All Blacks selection contention.
The NPC is New Zealand's domestic provincial rugby union competition. The Bledisloe Cup is contested annually between New Zealand and Australia, so 'Bledisloe mix' refers to All Blacks selection contention for those trans-Tasman matches.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is extremely short (headline plus one sentence), so most bias dimensions lack enough evidence to score. Interpretation of rugby terminology (NPC, Bledisloe) relies on general knowledge not present in the text. · 7 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 7 of 7 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text is presented as subjective analysis rather than neutral reporting.
“ANALYSIS: Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The explicit 'ANALYSIS' label and the evaluative term 'powerhouse' signal a subjective viewpoint, not dispassionate reporting.
Claim: The article is bullish on Shannon Frizell's All Blacks selection prospects.
“The All Black playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman” · exact text match
Why: The framing portrays his performance favorably and states he is 'playing his way back' into contention.
Claim: The article takes an optimistic view of Frizell's selection chances.
“playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
Why: The phrase indicates upward momentum and a positive outlook on his selection prospects.
Claim: The content is highly opinionated, using subjective evaluation.
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The word 'powerhouse' is a subjective value judgment, and the selection-contention claim is an opinion rather than a verified fact.
Claim: The analysis states a subjective performance evaluation and a selection projection without hedging.
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The unhedged assertion 'was a powerhouse' and the definitive framing of the selection trajectory present judgments as settled facts.
Claim: The article makes a forward-looking selection claim based on limited evidence.
“playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
Why: Declaring a player to be re-entering international selection contention is a speculative projection drawn from a single performance.
Claim: The publisher transparently labels the content as analysis rather than presenting opinion as news.
“ANALYSIS:” · exact text match
Why: The visible 'ANALYSIS' designation is an honest labeling signal that the following content is interpretive.
The supplied text is extremely short (headline plus one sentence), so most bias dimensions lack enough evidence to score. Interpretation of rugby terminology (NPC, Bledisloe) relies on general knowledge not present in the text.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A positive, opportunity-framed analysis treats Josh Jacomb's understudy role as overdue and forecasts he could rise in the All Blacks No 10 pecking order.
In rugby union, the All Blacks are New Zealand's national team; the No 10 jersey is the flyhalf position; the Highlanders are a New Zealand Super Rugby franchise.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline and standfirst, so scalar classifications are based on a few words rather than a full article. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: Relies on subjective characterization of the player's profile and prospects.
“quiet achiever” · exact text match
Why: A 'quiet achiever' is an impressionistic characterization, not a verifiable fact.
Claim: The text frames Jacomb's near-term trajectory in positive, opportunity-laden terms.
“has the chance to be a big mover over the next year” · exact text match
Why: The phrase explicitly forecasts upward movement, making an optimistic framing directly observable.
Claim: Uses evaluative language and an 'ANALYSIS' label to assert an assessment rather than straight news.
“quiet achiever” · exact text match
“spent too long playing the understudy” · exact text match
Why: These phrases encode value judgments about ability and career trajectory.
Claim: Presents a future improvement in the player's standing as a possibility rather than a reported fact.
“has the chance to be a big mover over the next year” · exact text match
Why: The sentence is a forward-looking forecast, not a report of an event.
The supplied text is only a headline and standfirst, so scalar classifications are based on a few words rather than a full article.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing treats the Wallabies' victory as a treasured, momentum-building result while acknowledging the Springboks' heavy rotation.
The Bledisloe Cup is contested annually by Australia and New Zealand; the Wallabies are Australia's national rugby union team and the Springboks are South Africa's. The 'Bledisloe showdown' thus refers to the Wallabies' next match against New Zealand.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a short headline and deck were supplied; no full article body was available, so analysis is limited to that snippet. · 7 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 7 of 7 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing presents an interpretation and emotional valuation of the match rather than a neutral report.
“ANALYSIS: Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
Why: The sentence evaluates how the result should be felt rather than stating only what happened.
Claim: The word 'ominous' adds dramatic tension to the description of the Wallabies' form.
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: The headline uses 'ominous' to heighten the stakes, though the rest of the text is measured.
Claim: The framing is favorable to the Wallabies' chances, emphasizing confidence and momentum.
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: It presents the Wallabies as carrying a psychological advantage into the next match.
Claim: The overall tone is positive about the Wallabies' prospects.
“Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: The victory is framed as valuable and the team as confident and momentum-driven.
Claim: The text is explicitly labeled analysis and uses evaluative language to rate the result.
“ANALYSIS: Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
Why: Labeling the item 'ANALYSIS' and using 'to be treasured' signals subjective commentary, not straight news.
Claim: The text attaches positive emotional significance to the Wallabies' win.
“Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: 'Treasured' and 'ominous confidence' convey emotional valuation rather than neutral reporting.
Claim: The text includes a qualifying detail that partly undercuts the strength of the win.
“even if coach Rassie Erasmus retained just two starters from the lineup who beat the All Blacks” · exact text match
Why: By noting the opponent's heavy rotation, the framing avoids fully crediting the win to Australian superiority.
Only a short headline and deck were supplied; no full article body was available, so analysis is limited to that snippet.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Celebratory, aesthetic framing presents the garden as an unqualified restoration success, using promotional adjectives rather than neutral reporting.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence promotional snippet was available, so no independent verification or broader context could be assessed. · 3 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 3 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text presents subjective aesthetic judgments as if they were straightforward attributes.
“Glorious Greytown garden honours the historic house it surrounds.” · exact text match
“Both manicured and free-form, this carefully crafted garden has been slowly but surely restored and transformed over more than 20 years.” · exact text match
Why: The descriptors express taste and approval, not measurable or sourced facts.
Claim: The text is an unqualified positive appraisal rather than neutral reporting.
“Glorious Greytown garden honours the historic house it surrounds.” · exact text match
“this carefully crafted garden has been slowly but surely restored and transformed” · exact text match
Why: Every clause is framed around praise: 'Glorious', 'honours', 'carefully crafted', and 'slowly but surely'.
Claim: The prose adopts promotional, celebratory language more typical of marketing than neutral reporting.
“Glorious Greytown garden honours the historic house it surrounds.” · exact text match
“Both manicured and free-form, this carefully crafted garden has been slowly but surely restored and transformed over more than 20 years.” · exact text match
Why: Positive superlatives and value-laden wording sell the garden as an achievement rather than inform about it.
Only a two-sentence promotional snippet was available, so no independent verification or broader context could be assessed.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Admiring human-interest framing celebrates a Palmerston North couple's backyard microclimate gardening as a crafted world of rare plants.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a very short caption or standfirst with limited content, making bias classification inherently low-confidence.
The supplied text is a very short caption or standfirst with limited content, making bias classification inherently low-confidence.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Framing presents Lorraine Downes's 60s as a positive, redemptive stage of reclaiming her career, embracing natural ageing, and honouring grief.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline/subhead, so classifications rest on minimal wording and may not reflect the full article. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text uses interpretive, value-laden phrasing rather than purely observable description.
“embracing natural ageing” · exact text match
“claiming her 60s” · exact text match
Why: These phrases frame an internal attitude and a symbolic interpretation of age, not just verifiable events.
Claim: The text frames Downes's current stage of life and career optimistically.
“reclaiming her career, embracing natural ageing” · exact text match
Why: Active positive verbs present her situation as a forward-looking reclamation rather than decline.
Claim: The text conveys editorial approval of Downes's choices through positively loaded verbs.
“reclaiming her career, embracing natural ageing” · exact text match
Why: 'Reclaiming' and 'embracing' endorse the actions as beneficial.
Claim: The text creates a warm, positive emotional tone by pairing grief with remembrance and ageing with embrace.
“honouring the memory of late husband Martin Crowe” · exact text match
“embracing natural ageing” · exact text match
Why: The framing softens grief and presents ageing positively, producing an uplifting emotional valence.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline/subhead, so classifications rest on minimal wording and may not reflect the full article.
The framing is warmly celebratory, using superlatives such as 'greatest,' 'icon,' and 'Face of the 80s' to memorialize Kirsty Lay as a defining 1980s model.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only the headline and subheading were available, so the analysis cannot assess sourcing, body text, or broader editorial context. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 0 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The headline frames a reported death with admiring, value-laden descriptors rather than neutral factual terms.
“'Our greatest model from the 80s'” · exact text match
“'Face of the 80s: Christchurch modelling icon Kirsty Lay dies'” · not found in supplied text
Why: The superlative 'greatest' and the label 'icon' are evaluative terms applied to the deceased, making the framing subjective.
Only the headline and subheading were available, so the analysis cannot assess sourcing, body text, or broader editorial context.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
A dramatic confessional frame presents Chelsea Winter’s mental-health crisis and an energy healer’s purported life-changing role as a single redemptive story.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed. · 55 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 55 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers subjective personal experience and belief rather than objective, verifiable reporting.
“her secret battle with mental health” · exact text match
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The language is emotional and individual, and the central causal claim is experiential rather than independently documented.
Claim: The article uses crisis-laden and confessional language to heighten emotional impact.
“"I didn't want to be alive"” · not found in supplied text
“hitting rock bottom” · exact text match
Why: The headline foregrounds a dramatic mental-health crisis and uses the loaded phrase 'hitting rock bottom.'
Claim: The publisher asserts a definitive causal outcome without attribution or qualification.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'changed her life' states a complete causal result rather than a belief, estimate, or possibility.
Claim: Energy healing is presented as an unqualified cause of positive life change.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: Energy healing is treated as a credible causal mechanism in the framing, with no scientific or empirical grounding offered.
Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing emphasizes an inconsistency between National's promise and Luxon's recent public skepticism, using 'despite' and a June timeline to suggest a reversal.
Christopher Luxon is New Zealand's prime minister and leader of the National Party; trans-Tasman travel refers to travel between Australia and New Zealand.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a two-sentence brief, so the analysis relies on limited framing and cannot assess the full article's balance or context. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report frames the policy promise as contradicting Luxon's earlier public expectation.
“National promises trial of passportless trans-Tasman travel despite Luxon reservations.” · exact text match
“As recently as June, Christopher Luxon said that he did not expect it to happen during his time in office.” · exact text match
Why: The word 'despite' and the time marker 'as recently as June' create a loaded juxtaposition suggesting inconsistency, although both statements are factual.
The supplied text is a two-sentence brief, so the analysis relies on limited framing and cannot assess the full article's balance or context.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing is straightforwardly reportorial, with the policy announcement attributed to a named politician and no added commentary.
In New Zealand parliamentary procedure, urgency is a mechanism to accelerate legislation; a mandatory lobbyist register is a proposed transparency measure. Chris Hipkins was speaking as a Labour Party figure.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence excerpt with no byline, outlet, or surrounding article, so the analysis is limited to the explicit wording and cannot assess broader framing. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses strictly denotative, attributed language rather than subjective or evaluative wording.
“Labour wants mandatory lobbyist register, promises to limit use of urgency.” · exact text match
“Chris Hipkins made the announcements in a speech to the Law Association.” · exact text match
Why: No adjectives, hedging, or commentary; both sentences simply report the policy and attribution.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence excerpt with no byline, outlet, or surrounding article, so the analysis is limited to the explicit wording and cannot assess broader framing.
September 29, 2026 · 0 shares
A good-news PREFU forecast is framed as politically and substantively fragile through an unsubstantiated 'softer than stone' metaphor.
PREFU refers to the pre-election fiscal update in New Zealand, and MMP is the mixed-member proportional representation system; the text assumes familiarity with both.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The text is too short and acronym-dependent to establish exactly what 'MMP problem' refers to or to verify the forecast critique. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text is subjective, judging the forecast's quality through an unverifiable metaphor.
“the forecasts are built on something a lot softer than stone” · exact text match
Why: The claim is an evaluative judgment presented without evidence.
Claim: The text undercuts its own 'good news' framing by emphasizing the forecast's fragile basis.
“the forecasts are built on something a lot softer than stone” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“Nicola Willis' good news forecast has an MMP problem” · exact text match
Why: Calling the foundations 'softer than stone' casts the positive fiscal news in a pessimistic light, though the headline itself invokes good news.
Claim: The text is strongly opinionated, using evaluative and metaphorical language rather than neutral reporting.
“Willis has a lot to crow about from PREFU today” · exact text match
“the forecasts are built on something a lot softer than stone” · exact text match
Why: The commentary label and subjective metaphors signal a strongly opinionated stance.
Claim: The text is politically oriented, naming a political figure and a political/electoral term.
“Nicola Willis' good news forecast has an MMP problem” · exact text match
Why: The reference to a political figure and to MMP places the item in political commentary, though the text is too brief for a stronger classification.
The text is too short and acronym-dependent to establish exactly what 'MMP problem' refers to or to verify the forecast critique.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing spotlights the minister's hostile reception — 'boos and jeers' — as the newsworthy event, while offering no detail about the substance of the Treaty-record debate.
The 'Treaty' refers to the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document between the Crown and Māori, whose role in public policy and schools has been politically contested.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline plus one lead sentence, with no byline, sourcing, or fuller article body, so all classifications rest on minimal content. · 6 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 6 of 6 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report is largely objective, sticking to observable event-level facts without stated opinion or analysis.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The lead sentence gives time, place, actor, audience, and context in plain verifiable terms with no evaluative language.
Claim: The framing is mildly sensational, foregrounding a dramatic hostile reception in the headline.
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Why: 'Hit with' and 'boos and jeers' dramatize the confrontation, whereas the body sentence is comparatively neutral, locating the drama in the headline choice.
Claim: The brief is mildly interesting because it reports a minister being publicly jeered by a large union audience.
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The conflict element gives the item some inherent newsworthiness, while the absence of detail or context keeps the interest level low.
Claim: The article is purely descriptive, with no advice, demand, or normative judgment about what should happen.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Why: Both sentences only narrate what happened; no prescriptive or normative language appears anywhere in the short text.
Claim: The brief is fundamentally political, covering a cabinet minister's appearance before a teachers' union conference and the government's Treaty record.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The actors are a government minister and a union, and the contested subject is government Treaty policy, making the reported confrontation inherently political.
Claim: The article is emotionally near-neutral but carries a faintly negative cast from depicting the audience's hostile reaction.
“boos and jeers” · exact text match
Why: 'Boos and jeers' denotes open disapproval, giving the event a negative valence, but the authorial tone itself remains flat and unemotional.
The supplied text is only a headline plus one lead sentence, with no byline, sourcing, or fuller article body, so all classifications rest on minimal content.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A cremation-and-flames pun dramatizes a regulatory enforcement story, framing the business owner as a reluctant victim of a council crackdown.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses a pun linking cremation to financial ruin, a sensational stylistic device.
“profits go up in flames” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'go up in flames' after mentioning cremation is a deliberate wordplay, giving the brief report a punchy, mildly sensational tone.
Claim: The closing clause editorializes about the owner's financial future rather than reporting neutrally.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The interpretive phrase 'is set to watch' and the metaphorical 'go up in flames' present a subjective judgment about the outcome.
Claim: The article provides no sourcing, attribution, or uncertainty markers for its claims.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The sole substantive claim about the future is stated as fact without any attribution, sourcing, or hedging.
Claim: The article forecasts a financial outcome without citing evidence or sources.
“is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The profit impact is stated as an inevitable future result rather than attributed to any financial analysis or source.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Framing spotlights Cleary's wheelchair use and casts him as the ceremony's show-stealer, pushing a human-interest angle ahead of the official coaching awards.
The Dally M Medal is the National Rugby League's top individual honour for the player of the year; the NRL is the top professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence headline/subhead was supplied, so bias scoring relies on minimal framing cues and not the full article body. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses a dramatic idiom to frame the awards outcome.
“steals the show in Sydney” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'steals the show' is colloquial hyperbole that dramatizes Cleary's role at the ceremony rather than reporting it plainly.
Claim: The report injects a subjective judgment into an otherwise factual brief.
“steals the show in Sydney” · exact text match
Why: Calling the award winner's appearance a show-stealing performance is an evaluative characterization, not a verifiable fact.
Only a two-sentence headline/subhead was supplied, so bias scoring relies on minimal framing cues and not the full article body.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing spotlights the minister's hostile reception — 'boos and jeers' — as the newsworthy event, while offering no detail about the substance of the Treaty-record debate.
The 'Treaty' refers to the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document between the Crown and Māori, whose role in public policy and schools has been politically contested.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline plus one lead sentence, with no byline, sourcing, or fuller article body, so all classifications rest on minimal content. · 6 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 6 of 6 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report is largely objective, sticking to observable event-level facts without stated opinion or analysis.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The lead sentence gives time, place, actor, audience, and context in plain verifiable terms with no evaluative language.
Claim: The framing is mildly sensational, foregrounding a dramatic hostile reception in the headline.
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Why: 'Hit with' and 'boos and jeers' dramatize the confrontation, whereas the body sentence is comparatively neutral, locating the drama in the headline choice.
Claim: The brief is mildly interesting because it reports a minister being publicly jeered by a large union audience.
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The conflict element gives the item some inherent newsworthiness, while the absence of detail or context keeps the interest level low.
Claim: The article is purely descriptive, with no advice, demand, or normative judgment about what should happen.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Why: Both sentences only narrate what happened; no prescriptive or normative language appears anywhere in the short text.
Claim: The brief is fundamentally political, covering a cabinet minister's appearance before a teachers' union conference and the government's Treaty record.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The actors are a government minister and a union, and the contested subject is government Treaty policy, making the reported confrontation inherently political.
Claim: The article is emotionally near-neutral but carries a faintly negative cast from depicting the audience's hostile reaction.
“boos and jeers” · exact text match
Why: 'Boos and jeers' denotes open disapproval, giving the event a negative valence, but the authorial tone itself remains flat and unemotional.
The supplied text is only a headline plus one lead sentence, with no byline, sourcing, or fuller article body, so all classifications rest on minimal content.
The framing characterizes the incident as a 'disaster' and 'catastrophe', highlights criminal accountability, and uses 'on the hook' to emphasize the financial burden on ratepayers.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline and one-sentence lede, so framing classifications rely on minimal context and may not reflect a fuller article. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses the evaluative labels 'disaster' and 'catastrophe' rather than neutral incident language.
“Moa Point disaster” · exact text match
“Moa Point sewage catastrophe” · exact text match
Why: The nouns 'disaster' and 'catastrophe' are subjective judgments, while the rest of the lede reports the charges factually.
Claim: The headline amplifies the story with a dramatic disaster label and the colloquial phrase 'on the hook' for millions.
“Moa Point disaster” · exact text match
“ratepayers on hook for millions in fines” · exact text match
Why: The dramatic noun and vivid financial idiom add emotional emphasis beyond a straightforward charges report.
Claim: The article inserts editorial judgment through value-laden words and a financial-burden metaphor.
“Moa Point disaster” · exact text match
“ratepayers on hook for millions in fines” · exact text match
Why: Calling the event a disaster and saying ratepayers are 'on the hook' expresses opinion about severity and burden.
Claim: The article attributes the charges to the regional council and uses 'alleged' to avoid asserting guilt.
“Wellington’s regional council has charged Wellington City Council and Tiaki Wai” · exact text match
“alleged failings in the Moa Point sewage catastrophe” · exact text match
Why: Attribution and the word 'alleged' show care, though the brief text lacks direct sourcing or further verification.
The supplied text is only a headline and one-sentence lede, so framing classifications rely on minimal context and may not reflect a fuller article.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
The recap frames the debate through a leading question about the two Chrises' competence and leads with Winston Peters' dismissive quote, casting the event as a test they may be failing.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence recap snippet; classification of framing rests on minimal evidence. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers on a subjective question rather than purely objective description.
“How competent are Chris and Chris?” · exact text match
Why: The lead question asks for an evaluative judgment, marking a subjective framing choice.
Claim: The publisher's framing is opinion-oriented, posing an evaluative question and leading with a critical judgment.
“How competent are Chris and Chris?” · exact text match
“They're not in the league as the best I've seen,” · exact text match
Why: The recap's own question invites subjective evaluation, and the selected quote delivers a negative verdict, pushing the piece beyond neutral factual reporting.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence recap snippet; classification of framing rests on minimal evidence.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional preview framing that endorses upcoming streaming titles as unmissable rather than reporting on them neutrally.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline and one promotional sentence, so analysis is limited to explicit framing and cannot assess deeper editorial practices. · 9 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 9 of 9 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing relies on subjective evaluation rather than objective description.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series” · exact text match
Why: Terms like 'must-see' and 'biggest' are value judgments presented as settled fact.
Claim: The text mildly sensationalizes the shows' importance.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'must-see' is a hyperbolic attention-getter typical of sensational headlines.
Claim: The tone is positive and enthusiastic about the listed shows.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series” · exact text match
Why: The promotional tone conveys favorable expectation for the upcoming titles.
Claim: The headline states an opinion ('must-see') as a definitive label.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
Why: 'Must-see' is an evaluative opinion about what viewers should watch, not a factual claim.
Claim: The text is thin promotional fluff with minimal informational substance.
“among the biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: The sentence is a generic promotional blurb that lacks concrete details, dates, or attributed reporting.
Claim: The wording carries mildly positive emotional charge.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: The enthusiasm in the promotional phrasing gives the text a mildly positive valence.
Claim: The text offers no sourcing or attribution for its claims about the series.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: While the claims are plausible and specific, the lack of any sourcing or attributed reporting lowers visible credibility.
Claim: The text uses promotional language to market upcoming streaming series.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: The headline and standfirst employ unqualified superlatives and a direct call-to-attention, consistent with advertising rather than neutral preview reporting.
Claim: The text gives favorable promotional treatment to Netflix's content.
“Netflix's New Zealand-shot drama” · verified after text normalization
“must-see TV” · exact text match
Why: Calling a Netflix production 'must-see' without qualification is favorable promotion of a corporate media product.
The supplied text is only a headline and one promotional sentence, so analysis is limited to explicit framing and cannot assess deeper editorial practices.
September 29, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional and nostalgic framing portrays a Netflix production as lavish and focuses on celebrity reminiscences rather than news.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a truncated one-sentence blurb with no byline, sourcing, or article body, limiting evidence for framing judgments. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing blends a factual reminiscence claim with subjective evaluation.
“lavish period drama” · exact text match
Why: 'Lavish' is a subjectively positive appraisal, making the description non-objective.
Claim: The item uses promotional, positive framing rather than informative reporting.
“lavish period drama” · exact text match
“reminisce about their time” · exact text match
Why: The word 'lavish' is an uncritical value judgment and the focus on reminiscing promotes the production warmly.
The supplied text is a truncated one-sentence blurb with no byline, sourcing, or article body, limiting evidence for framing judgments.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Celebratory, aesthetic framing presents the garden as an unqualified restoration success, using promotional adjectives rather than neutral reporting.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence promotional snippet was available, so no independent verification or broader context could be assessed. · 3 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 3 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text presents subjective aesthetic judgments as if they were straightforward attributes.
“Glorious Greytown garden honours the historic house it surrounds.” · exact text match
“Both manicured and free-form, this carefully crafted garden has been slowly but surely restored and transformed over more than 20 years.” · exact text match
Why: The descriptors express taste and approval, not measurable or sourced facts.
Claim: The text is an unqualified positive appraisal rather than neutral reporting.
“Glorious Greytown garden honours the historic house it surrounds.” · exact text match
“this carefully crafted garden has been slowly but surely restored and transformed” · exact text match
Why: Every clause is framed around praise: 'Glorious', 'honours', 'carefully crafted', and 'slowly but surely'.
Claim: The prose adopts promotional, celebratory language more typical of marketing than neutral reporting.
“Glorious Greytown garden honours the historic house it surrounds.” · exact text match
“Both manicured and free-form, this carefully crafted garden has been slowly but surely restored and transformed over more than 20 years.” · exact text match
Why: Positive superlatives and value-laden wording sell the garden as an achievement rather than inform about it.
Only a two-sentence promotional snippet was available, so no independent verification or broader context could be assessed.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional framing relies on prestige labels, scenic superlatives, and an exclamatory artist testimonial to market the festival rather than convey substantive information.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence promotional snippet, so assessments rest on limited framing and lack broader context. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The description is dominated by subjective evaluation rather than factual reporting.
“a stunning backdrop” · exact text match
“celebrated violinists” · exact text match
Why: The text uses value-laden superlatives and prestige labels to characterize the festival and its creators.
Claim: The content is promotional and opinionated rather than factful.
“a stunning backdrop” · exact text match
“Oh my God, this is incredible” · exact text match
Why: Subjective praise and a testimonial are presented as the substance of the item.
Claim: The text relies on the status of artists and their reactions as evidence of quality.
“celebrated violinists” · exact text match
“visiting artists” · exact text match
Why: Quality is suggested through the celebratory label and the quoted reaction of performing artists rather than through verifiable details.
Claim: The framing is positively emotional and admiring.
“Oh my God, this is incredible” · exact text match
Why: The exclamatory quoted reaction and admiring description convey enthusiasm rather than neutral information.
Claim: The item functions as promotional or marketing copy.
“stunning backdrop” · exact text match
“Oh my God, this is incredible” · exact text match
Why: The language is designed to attract and impress, using a scenic superlative and an enthusiastic testimonial.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence promotional snippet, so assessments rest on limited framing and lack broader context.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional destination-marketing framing treats the television appearance as an unqualified exposure win for Christchurch and Canterbury.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text uses value-laden, promotional language rather than neutral or objective reporting.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: 'Brings... to millions of viewers' is an interpretive and promotional assertion; a neutral report would note the appearance without claiming impact.
Claim: The framing is uniformly positive, portraying the appearance as an unqualified success for the city.
“taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The verb phrase 'taking... to millions of viewers' implies a successful promotional transfer with no caveats, risks, or balancing details.
Claim: The report is a short, routine announcement with no plot, conflict, or novel development beyond the appearance itself.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series, taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The content is a single uneventful promotion; nothing in the text offers substance, depth, or a remarkable angle.
Claim: The copy is thin, promotional filler with no substantive reporting beyond a single positive claim.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series” · exact text match
Why: The entire text is a two-sentence promotional blurb typical of fluff content, containing no verification, context, or development.
Claim: The publisher frames the destination's television appearance in promotional marketing terms, presenting viewership as a positive outcome in itself.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: The opening sentence credits the show with 'bringing' Christchurch to an audience, a promotional construction that treats exposure as the news.
The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing is a detached, outcome-focused notice that treats euthanasia as the closing fact, with no mention of the child's condition, owner, or investigation.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a two-sentence brief with no byline, date, or sourcing; the body uses passive voice and does not name the council, so the headline's attribution cannot be independently confirmed from the body. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher's framing is neutral and detached, with no subjective language.
“The dog that attacked a child in suburban Christchurch, leaving them with serious injuries, has been euthanised.” · exact text match
Why: The sentence reports the event without evaluative adjectives, first-person commentary, or interpretive statements.
Claim: The article reports serious harm without sensationalist language.
“The dog that attacked a child in suburban Christchurch, leaving them with serious injuries, has been euthanised.” · exact text match
Why: The wording is clinical and restrained, using 'euthanised' rather than graphic or outrage-oriented terms.
Claim: The article describes the event and does not prescribe or judge.
“The dog that attacked a child in suburban Christchurch, leaving them with serious injuries, has been euthanised.” · exact text match
Why: It presents what happened rather than what should have happened, with no recommendation or moral evaluation.
Claim: The article contains no opinion markers or attitudinal language.
“The dog that attacked a child in suburban Christchurch, leaving them with serious injuries, has been euthanised.” · exact text match
Why: No subjective or modal language signals an opinion; the text is limited to a factual statement.
Claim: The article reports the event without emotional or illogical appeals.
“The dog that attacked a child in suburban Christchurch, leaving them with serious injuries, has been euthanised.” · exact text match
Why: It states the attack and outcome plainly, with no causal speculation, hyperbole, or effort to provoke a reaction.
The supplied text is a two-sentence brief with no byline, date, or sourcing; the body uses passive voice and does not name the council, so the headline's attribution cannot be independently confirmed from the body.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing is straightforwardly reportorial, with the policy announcement attributed to a named politician and no added commentary.
In New Zealand parliamentary procedure, urgency is a mechanism to accelerate legislation; a mandatory lobbyist register is a proposed transparency measure. Chris Hipkins was speaking as a Labour Party figure.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence excerpt with no byline, outlet, or surrounding article, so the analysis is limited to the explicit wording and cannot assess broader framing. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses strictly denotative, attributed language rather than subjective or evaluative wording.
“Labour wants mandatory lobbyist register, promises to limit use of urgency.” · exact text match
“Chris Hipkins made the announcements in a speech to the Law Association.” · exact text match
Why: No adjectives, hedging, or commentary; both sentences simply report the policy and attribution.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence excerpt with no byline, outlet, or surrounding article, so the analysis is limited to the explicit wording and cannot assess broader framing.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
Frames the corporate collapse as a financial-legal development, using plain declarative language and a precise debt figure while avoiding blame, speculation, or editorial judgment.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline brief, so framing analysis is limited to a minimal factual summary; most bias dimensions cannot be assessed from this amount of content. · 3 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 3 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report is entirely factual and avoids subjective or evaluative language.
“Liquidators launch court action against solar firm directors as debt balloons to $476m.” · exact text match
Why: The sentence states only verifiable facts—a court action, a debt figure, a liquidation year—with no adjectives or value judgments; even 'balloons' describes growth rather than evaluating it.
Claim: The reporting is restrained and does not use dramatic or fear-inducing presentation.
“SolarZero had been one of the country's largest solar power providers before its 2024 liquidation.” · verified after text normalization
Why: The second sentence is a plain factual description of scale and timing; the only mildly colorful term is 'balloons' in the first sentence, which does not rise to sensationalism.
Claim: The text presents specific, internally consistent factual claims without visible sourcing.
“Liquidators launch court action against solar firm directors as debt balloons to $476m.” · exact text match
Why: The specificity of the debt amount and year lends surface credibility, but the absence of any named source, document, or attribution limits verification within the supplied text.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline brief, so framing analysis is limited to a minimal factual summary; most bias dimensions cannot be assessed from this amount of content.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Subjective, unhedged sports analysis presents one strong club performance as establishing a player's return to All Blacks selection contention.
The NPC is New Zealand's domestic provincial rugby union competition. The Bledisloe Cup is contested annually between New Zealand and Australia, so 'Bledisloe mix' refers to All Blacks selection contention for those trans-Tasman matches.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is extremely short (headline plus one sentence), so most bias dimensions lack enough evidence to score. Interpretation of rugby terminology (NPC, Bledisloe) relies on general knowledge not present in the text. · 7 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 7 of 7 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text is presented as subjective analysis rather than neutral reporting.
“ANALYSIS: Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The explicit 'ANALYSIS' label and the evaluative term 'powerhouse' signal a subjective viewpoint, not dispassionate reporting.
Claim: The article is bullish on Shannon Frizell's All Blacks selection prospects.
“The All Black playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman” · exact text match
Why: The framing portrays his performance favorably and states he is 'playing his way back' into contention.
Claim: The article takes an optimistic view of Frizell's selection chances.
“playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
Why: The phrase indicates upward momentum and a positive outlook on his selection prospects.
Claim: The content is highly opinionated, using subjective evaluation.
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The word 'powerhouse' is a subjective value judgment, and the selection-contention claim is an opinion rather than a verified fact.
Claim: The analysis states a subjective performance evaluation and a selection projection without hedging.
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The unhedged assertion 'was a powerhouse' and the definitive framing of the selection trajectory present judgments as settled facts.
Claim: The article makes a forward-looking selection claim based on limited evidence.
“playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
Why: Declaring a player to be re-entering international selection contention is a speculative projection drawn from a single performance.
Claim: The publisher transparently labels the content as analysis rather than presenting opinion as news.
“ANALYSIS:” · exact text match
Why: The visible 'ANALYSIS' designation is an honest labeling signal that the following content is interpretive.
The supplied text is extremely short (headline plus one sentence), so most bias dimensions lack enough evidence to score. Interpretation of rugby terminology (NPC, Bledisloe) relies on general knowledge not present in the text.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A positive, opportunity-framed analysis treats Josh Jacomb's understudy role as overdue and forecasts he could rise in the All Blacks No 10 pecking order.
In rugby union, the All Blacks are New Zealand's national team; the No 10 jersey is the flyhalf position; the Highlanders are a New Zealand Super Rugby franchise.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline and standfirst, so scalar classifications are based on a few words rather than a full article. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: Relies on subjective characterization of the player's profile and prospects.
“quiet achiever” · exact text match
Why: A 'quiet achiever' is an impressionistic characterization, not a verifiable fact.
Claim: The text frames Jacomb's near-term trajectory in positive, opportunity-laden terms.
“has the chance to be a big mover over the next year” · exact text match
Why: The phrase explicitly forecasts upward movement, making an optimistic framing directly observable.
Claim: Uses evaluative language and an 'ANALYSIS' label to assert an assessment rather than straight news.
“quiet achiever” · exact text match
“spent too long playing the understudy” · exact text match
Why: These phrases encode value judgments about ability and career trajectory.
Claim: Presents a future improvement in the player's standing as a possibility rather than a reported fact.
“has the chance to be a big mover over the next year” · exact text match
Why: The sentence is a forward-looking forecast, not a report of an event.
The supplied text is only a headline and standfirst, so scalar classifications are based on a few words rather than a full article.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing treats the Wallabies' victory as a treasured, momentum-building result while acknowledging the Springboks' heavy rotation.
The Bledisloe Cup is contested annually by Australia and New Zealand; the Wallabies are Australia's national rugby union team and the Springboks are South Africa's. The 'Bledisloe showdown' thus refers to the Wallabies' next match against New Zealand.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a short headline and deck were supplied; no full article body was available, so analysis is limited to that snippet. · 7 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 7 of 7 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing presents an interpretation and emotional valuation of the match rather than a neutral report.
“ANALYSIS: Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
Why: The sentence evaluates how the result should be felt rather than stating only what happened.
Claim: The word 'ominous' adds dramatic tension to the description of the Wallabies' form.
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: The headline uses 'ominous' to heighten the stakes, though the rest of the text is measured.
Claim: The framing is favorable to the Wallabies' chances, emphasizing confidence and momentum.
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: It presents the Wallabies as carrying a psychological advantage into the next match.
Claim: The overall tone is positive about the Wallabies' prospects.
“Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: The victory is framed as valuable and the team as confident and momentum-driven.
Claim: The text is explicitly labeled analysis and uses evaluative language to rate the result.
“ANALYSIS: Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
Why: Labeling the item 'ANALYSIS' and using 'to be treasured' signals subjective commentary, not straight news.
Claim: The text attaches positive emotional significance to the Wallabies' win.
“Any victory over the world No 1 Springboks is to be treasured” · exact text match
“Bok-beating Wallabies take ominous confidence, momentum into Bledisloe showdown” · exact text match
Why: 'Treasured' and 'ominous confidence' convey emotional valuation rather than neutral reporting.
Claim: The text includes a qualifying detail that partly undercuts the strength of the win.
“even if coach Rassie Erasmus retained just two starters from the lineup who beat the All Blacks” · exact text match
Why: By noting the opponent's heavy rotation, the framing avoids fully crediting the win to Australian superiority.
Only a short headline and deck were supplied; no full article body was available, so analysis is limited to that snippet.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Subjective, unhedged sports analysis presents one strong club performance as establishing a player's return to All Blacks selection contention.
The NPC is New Zealand's domestic provincial rugby union competition. The Bledisloe Cup is contested annually between New Zealand and Australia, so 'Bledisloe mix' refers to All Blacks selection contention for those trans-Tasman matches.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is extremely short (headline plus one sentence), so most bias dimensions lack enough evidence to score. Interpretation of rugby terminology (NPC, Bledisloe) relies on general knowledge not present in the text. · 7 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 7 of 7 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text is presented as subjective analysis rather than neutral reporting.
“ANALYSIS: Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The explicit 'ANALYSIS' label and the evaluative term 'powerhouse' signal a subjective viewpoint, not dispassionate reporting.
Claim: The article is bullish on Shannon Frizell's All Blacks selection prospects.
“The All Black playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman” · exact text match
Why: The framing portrays his performance favorably and states he is 'playing his way back' into contention.
Claim: The article takes an optimistic view of Frizell's selection chances.
“playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
Why: The phrase indicates upward momentum and a positive outlook on his selection prospects.
Claim: The content is highly opinionated, using subjective evaluation.
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The word 'powerhouse' is a subjective value judgment, and the selection-contention claim is an opinion rather than a verified fact.
Claim: The analysis states a subjective performance evaluation and a selection projection without hedging.
“Shannon Frizell was a powerhouse for Tasman in their crucial win against Bay of Plenty.” · exact text match
Why: The unhedged assertion 'was a powerhouse' and the definitive framing of the selection trajectory present judgments as settled facts.
Claim: The article makes a forward-looking selection claim based on limited evidence.
“playing his way back into Bledisloe mix” · exact text match
Why: Declaring a player to be re-entering international selection contention is a speculative projection drawn from a single performance.
Claim: The publisher transparently labels the content as analysis rather than presenting opinion as news.
“ANALYSIS:” · exact text match
Why: The visible 'ANALYSIS' designation is an honest labeling signal that the following content is interpretive.
The supplied text is extremely short (headline plus one sentence), so most bias dimensions lack enough evidence to score. Interpretation of rugby terminology (NPC, Bledisloe) relies on general knowledge not present in the text.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A cremation-and-flames pun dramatizes a regulatory enforcement story, framing the business owner as a reluctant victim of a council crackdown.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses a pun linking cremation to financial ruin, a sensational stylistic device.
“profits go up in flames” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'go up in flames' after mentioning cremation is a deliberate wordplay, giving the brief report a punchy, mildly sensational tone.
Claim: The closing clause editorializes about the owner's financial future rather than reporting neutrally.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The interpretive phrase 'is set to watch' and the metaphorical 'go up in flames' present a subjective judgment about the outcome.
Claim: The article provides no sourcing, attribution, or uncertainty markers for its claims.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The sole substantive claim about the future is stated as fact without any attribution, sourcing, or hedging.
Claim: The article forecasts a financial outcome without citing evidence or sources.
“is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The profit impact is stated as an inevitable future result rather than attributed to any financial analysis or source.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
A dramatic confessional frame presents Chelsea Winter’s mental-health crisis and an energy healer’s purported life-changing role as a single redemptive story.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed. · 55 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 55 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers subjective personal experience and belief rather than objective, verifiable reporting.
“her secret battle with mental health” · exact text match
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The language is emotional and individual, and the central causal claim is experiential rather than independently documented.
Claim: The article uses crisis-laden and confessional language to heighten emotional impact.
“"I didn't want to be alive"” · not found in supplied text
“hitting rock bottom” · exact text match
Why: The headline foregrounds a dramatic mental-health crisis and uses the loaded phrase 'hitting rock bottom.'
Claim: The publisher asserts a definitive causal outcome without attribution or qualification.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'changed her life' states a complete causal result rather than a belief, estimate, or possibility.
Claim: Energy healing is presented as an unqualified cause of positive life change.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: Energy healing is treated as a credible causal mechanism in the framing, with no scientific or empirical grounding offered.
Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing emphasizes an inconsistency between National's promise and Luxon's recent public skepticism, using 'despite' and a June timeline to suggest a reversal.
Christopher Luxon is New Zealand's prime minister and leader of the National Party; trans-Tasman travel refers to travel between Australia and New Zealand.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a two-sentence brief, so the analysis relies on limited framing and cannot assess the full article's balance or context. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report frames the policy promise as contradicting Luxon's earlier public expectation.
“National promises trial of passportless trans-Tasman travel despite Luxon reservations.” · exact text match
“As recently as June, Christopher Luxon said that he did not expect it to happen during his time in office.” · exact text match
Why: The word 'despite' and the time marker 'as recently as June' create a loaded juxtaposition suggesting inconsistency, although both statements are factual.
The supplied text is a two-sentence brief, so the analysis relies on limited framing and cannot assess the full article's balance or context.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
Framing characterizes party leaders' answers to a nurse's question as evasive by contrasting their appetite for preventive approaches with their avoidance of hiring commitments.
In New Zealand health-policy discussion, 'top of the cliff' is a metaphor for preventive measures that keep people from needing acute care; the article uses the phrase to describe leaders' preferred approach.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The excerpt is very short and lacks direct quotes or named parties, making it difficult to distinguish framing from factual summary. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report's language is not purely factual; it uses subjective metaphors to characterize political responses.
“showed plenty of appetite for top-of-the-cliff approaches” · exact text match
“shied away from hiring commitments” · exact text match
Why: Both phrases are figurative and evaluative, shifting the text from strictly objective reporting toward interpretation.
Claim: The publisher injects evaluative judgment about party leaders' motivations.
“shied away from hiring commitments” · exact text match
“showed plenty of appetite for top-of-the-cliff approaches” · exact text match
Why: The phrasing 'shied away' imputes avoidance, and 'plenty of appetite' uses figurative evaluation rather than neutral description.
The excerpt is very short and lacks direct quotes or named parties, making it difficult to distinguish framing from factual summary.
September 29, 2026 · 0 shares
A good-news PREFU forecast is framed as politically and substantively fragile through an unsubstantiated 'softer than stone' metaphor.
PREFU refers to the pre-election fiscal update in New Zealand, and MMP is the mixed-member proportional representation system; the text assumes familiarity with both.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The text is too short and acronym-dependent to establish exactly what 'MMP problem' refers to or to verify the forecast critique. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text is subjective, judging the forecast's quality through an unverifiable metaphor.
“the forecasts are built on something a lot softer than stone” · exact text match
Why: The claim is an evaluative judgment presented without evidence.
Claim: The text undercuts its own 'good news' framing by emphasizing the forecast's fragile basis.
“the forecasts are built on something a lot softer than stone” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“Nicola Willis' good news forecast has an MMP problem” · exact text match
Why: Calling the foundations 'softer than stone' casts the positive fiscal news in a pessimistic light, though the headline itself invokes good news.
Claim: The text is strongly opinionated, using evaluative and metaphorical language rather than neutral reporting.
“Willis has a lot to crow about from PREFU today” · exact text match
“the forecasts are built on something a lot softer than stone” · exact text match
Why: The commentary label and subjective metaphors signal a strongly opinionated stance.
Claim: The text is politically oriented, naming a political figure and a political/electoral term.
“Nicola Willis' good news forecast has an MMP problem” · exact text match
Why: The reference to a political figure and to MMP places the item in political commentary, though the text is too brief for a stronger classification.
The text is too short and acronym-dependent to establish exactly what 'MMP problem' refers to or to verify the forecast critique.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional framing presents a gelato brand's election-themed flavor vote as a playful, newsworthy alternative to conventional political polling.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence promotional blurb, so scores capture the visible marketing frame rather than a fuller article's reporting. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text is subjective in its framing of the poll.
“Step aside traditional political polls” · exact text match
“a fresher, tastier poll” · exact text match
Why: It instructs traditional polls to 'step aside' and judges the gelato poll by taste, which is subjective.
Claim: The text uses mild hyperbole to dramatize the promotion.
“ready to mix up the election” · exact text match
Why: An ice cream flavor vote is described as able to 'mix up the election,' which is exaggerated.
Claim: The article uses subjective, opinionated praise rather than neutral description.
“a fresher, tastier poll” · exact text match
Why: Calling the poll 'fresher, tastier' is evaluative and promotional.
Claim: The item is low-information fluff with promotional wording.
“a fresher, tastier poll is back in Christchurch ready to mix up the election” · exact text match
Why: It contains no substantive reporting and reads as a promotional fluff piece.
Claim: The publisher frames the gelato promotion in promotional, marketing-oriented language.
“Vote with your taste buds or your politics: Rollickin Gelato rolls out election scoop poll.” · exact text match
“Step aside traditional political polls, a fresher, tastier poll is back in Christchurch ready to mix up the election.” · exact text match
Why: The entire text reads as an advertorial for Rollickin Gelato, using a positive punning slogan and calling the poll 'fresher, tastier.'
The supplied text is only a two-sentence promotional blurb, so scores capture the visible marketing frame rather than a fuller article's reporting.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The publisher frames the youth-theatre event in upbeat, promotional language, emphasizing spectacle and community participation.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a single short promotional event blurb, so bias scoring is based on limited framing cues and no broader editorial context. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text's word choices convey a positive emotional tone about the event.
“Music and fun are taking centre stage” · exact text match
Why: The phrase associates the event with enjoyment and spectacle, supporting a positive emotional framing.
Claim: The publisher presents the youth-theatre productions using promotional language that advertises the event.
“From Hard-Knock Life to East High: Nelson Youth Theatre tackles Hollywood classics.” · exact text match
“Music and fun are taking centre stage at Theatre Royal as about 150 Nelson kids take to the stage for two productions.” · exact text match
Why: The text names the troupe, venue, and cast size while using enthusiastic phrasing typical of event promotion rather than neutral reporting.
The supplied text is a single short promotional event blurb, so bias scoring is based on limited framing cues and no broader editorial context.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Celebratory local-booster framing uses 'dominates' and 'unusually strong showing' to present four finalist places as a decisive regional success.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is too short to independently verify the finalist count or the basis for 'dominates,' so scores reflect only the publisher's observable wording. · 3 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 3 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report mixes verifiable facts with subjective judgment words.
“dominates national business innovation awards” · exact text match
“unusually strong showing” · exact text match
Why: 'Secured finalist spots' is factual, while 'dominates' and 'unusually strong' are subjective assessments.
Claim: The article frames four finalist places as a strongly positive regional outcome.
“unusually strong showing” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'unusually strong showing' is a positive evaluation rather than neutral reporting.
Claim: The article uses promotional language and a prestige detail that give it an advertorial tone.
“dominates national business innovation awards” · exact text match
“one of New Zealand’s longest-running national small business programmes” · exact text match
Why: The headline verb 'dominates' and the unneeded prestige claim 'longest-running' are promotional in character.
The supplied text is too short to independently verify the finalist count or the basis for 'dominates,' so scores reflect only the publisher's observable wording.
The framing is warmly celebratory, using superlatives such as 'greatest,' 'icon,' and 'Face of the 80s' to memorialize Kirsty Lay as a defining 1980s model.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only the headline and subheading were available, so the analysis cannot assess sourcing, body text, or broader editorial context. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 0 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The headline frames a reported death with admiring, value-laden descriptors rather than neutral factual terms.
“'Our greatest model from the 80s'” · exact text match
“'Face of the 80s: Christchurch modelling icon Kirsty Lay dies'” · not found in supplied text
Why: The superlative 'greatest' and the label 'icon' are evaluative terms applied to the deceased, making the framing subjective.
Only the headline and subheading were available, so the analysis cannot assess sourcing, body text, or broader editorial context.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A cremation-and-flames pun dramatizes a regulatory enforcement story, framing the business owner as a reluctant victim of a council crackdown.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses a pun linking cremation to financial ruin, a sensational stylistic device.
“profits go up in flames” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'go up in flames' after mentioning cremation is a deliberate wordplay, giving the brief report a punchy, mildly sensational tone.
Claim: The closing clause editorializes about the owner's financial future rather than reporting neutrally.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The interpretive phrase 'is set to watch' and the metaphorical 'go up in flames' present a subjective judgment about the outcome.
Claim: The article provides no sourcing, attribution, or uncertainty markers for its claims.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The sole substantive claim about the future is stated as fact without any attribution, sourcing, or hedging.
Claim: The article forecasts a financial outcome without citing evidence or sources.
“is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The profit impact is stated as an inevitable future result rather than attributed to any financial analysis or source.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Framing spotlights Cleary's wheelchair use and casts him as the ceremony's show-stealer, pushing a human-interest angle ahead of the official coaching awards.
The Dally M Medal is the National Rugby League's top individual honour for the player of the year; the NRL is the top professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence headline/subhead was supplied, so bias scoring relies on minimal framing cues and not the full article body. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses a dramatic idiom to frame the awards outcome.
“steals the show in Sydney” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'steals the show' is colloquial hyperbole that dramatizes Cleary's role at the ceremony rather than reporting it plainly.
Claim: The report injects a subjective judgment into an otherwise factual brief.
“steals the show in Sydney” · exact text match
Why: Calling the award winner's appearance a show-stealing performance is an evaluative characterization, not a verifiable fact.
Only a two-sentence headline/subhead was supplied, so bias scoring relies on minimal framing cues and not the full article body.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
A sentimental human-interest appeal frames the discovery of century-old WWI medals as a potential family keepsake.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence snippet, so the analysis is limited by minimal context. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses a sentimental, reader-directed question to frame a police appeal.
“Are you a Powell? These century-old WWI medals may be yours.” · exact text match
Why: The direct question and 'may be yours' personalize the item, while the following sentence is otherwise factual.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence snippet, so the analysis is limited by minimal context.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional destination-marketing framing treats the television appearance as an unqualified exposure win for Christchurch and Canterbury.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text uses value-laden, promotional language rather than neutral or objective reporting.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: 'Brings... to millions of viewers' is an interpretive and promotional assertion; a neutral report would note the appearance without claiming impact.
Claim: The framing is uniformly positive, portraying the appearance as an unqualified success for the city.
“taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The verb phrase 'taking... to millions of viewers' implies a successful promotional transfer with no caveats, risks, or balancing details.
Claim: The report is a short, routine announcement with no plot, conflict, or novel development beyond the appearance itself.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series, taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The content is a single uneventful promotion; nothing in the text offers substance, depth, or a remarkable angle.
Claim: The copy is thin, promotional filler with no substantive reporting beyond a single positive claim.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series” · exact text match
Why: The entire text is a two-sentence promotional blurb typical of fluff content, containing no verification, context, or development.
Claim: The publisher frames the destination's television appearance in promotional marketing terms, presenting viewership as a positive outcome in itself.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: The opening sentence credits the show with 'bringing' Christchurch to an audience, a promotional construction that treats exposure as the news.
The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional preview framing that endorses upcoming streaming titles as unmissable rather than reporting on them neutrally.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline and one promotional sentence, so analysis is limited to explicit framing and cannot assess deeper editorial practices. · 9 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 9 of 9 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing relies on subjective evaluation rather than objective description.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series” · exact text match
Why: Terms like 'must-see' and 'biggest' are value judgments presented as settled fact.
Claim: The text mildly sensationalizes the shows' importance.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'must-see' is a hyperbolic attention-getter typical of sensational headlines.
Claim: The tone is positive and enthusiastic about the listed shows.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series” · exact text match
Why: The promotional tone conveys favorable expectation for the upcoming titles.
Claim: The headline states an opinion ('must-see') as a definitive label.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
Why: 'Must-see' is an evaluative opinion about what viewers should watch, not a factual claim.
Claim: The text is thin promotional fluff with minimal informational substance.
“among the biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: The sentence is a generic promotional blurb that lacks concrete details, dates, or attributed reporting.
Claim: The wording carries mildly positive emotional charge.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: The enthusiasm in the promotional phrasing gives the text a mildly positive valence.
Claim: The text offers no sourcing or attribution for its claims about the series.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: While the claims are plausible and specific, the lack of any sourcing or attributed reporting lowers visible credibility.
Claim: The text uses promotional language to market upcoming streaming series.
“must-see TV” · exact text match
“biggest series coming to a screen near you” · exact text match
Why: The headline and standfirst employ unqualified superlatives and a direct call-to-attention, consistent with advertising rather than neutral preview reporting.
Claim: The text gives favorable promotional treatment to Netflix's content.
“Netflix's New Zealand-shot drama” · verified after text normalization
“must-see TV” · exact text match
Why: Calling a Netflix production 'must-see' without qualification is favorable promotion of a corporate media product.
The supplied text is only a headline and one promotional sentence, so analysis is limited to explicit framing and cannot assess deeper editorial practices.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing reduces Lawson's situation to a cynical selection formula and presents an apology as insufficient to lift him from a precarious, negative position.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a two-sentence headline/dek was supplied, so classifications rely on framing cues in that excerpt rather than the full report. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The headline and dek deliver an interpretive conclusion about Lawson's circumstances and the team's criteria.
“could take no solace from an apology” · exact text match
“Points, profile and pingers all that matters in F1” · exact text match
Why: The text is explicitly labelled ANALYSIS and draws evaluative conclusions rather than only relaying facts.
Claim: Lawson's prospects are framed negatively and as close to hopeless.
“Lawson left hanging” · exact text match
“could take no solace from an apology” · exact text match
Why: Both phrases portray delay and the apology as leaving Lawson in a distinctly adverse position.
Claim: The presentation is opinionated analysis rather than neutral reporting.
“ANALYSIS:” · exact text match
“all that matters” · exact text match
Why: The article's own analysis label and the absolute evaluative phrase 'all that matters' signal commentary.
Claim: Complex driver-selection considerations are compressed into a three-item slogan.
“Points, profile and pingers all that matters in F1” · exact text match
Why: 'All that matters' is an absolute, reductive formulation for what is presented as the entire selection calculus.
Claim: The word choices carry a distinct negative emotional charge.
“left hanging” · exact text match
“no solace” · exact text match
Why: 'Left hanging' and 'no solace' evoke abandonment and disappointment instead of neutral status reporting.
Only a two-sentence headline/dek was supplied, so classifications rely on framing cues in that excerpt rather than the full report.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A positive, opportunity-framed analysis treats Josh Jacomb's understudy role as overdue and forecasts he could rise in the All Blacks No 10 pecking order.
In rugby union, the All Blacks are New Zealand's national team; the No 10 jersey is the flyhalf position; the Highlanders are a New Zealand Super Rugby franchise.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline and standfirst, so scalar classifications are based on a few words rather than a full article. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: Relies on subjective characterization of the player's profile and prospects.
“quiet achiever” · exact text match
Why: A 'quiet achiever' is an impressionistic characterization, not a verifiable fact.
Claim: The text frames Jacomb's near-term trajectory in positive, opportunity-laden terms.
“has the chance to be a big mover over the next year” · exact text match
Why: The phrase explicitly forecasts upward movement, making an optimistic framing directly observable.
Claim: Uses evaluative language and an 'ANALYSIS' label to assert an assessment rather than straight news.
“quiet achiever” · exact text match
“spent too long playing the understudy” · exact text match
Why: These phrases encode value judgments about ability and career trajectory.
Claim: Presents a future improvement in the player's standing as a possibility rather than a reported fact.
“has the chance to be a big mover over the next year” · exact text match
Why: The sentence is a forward-looking forecast, not a report of an event.
The supplied text is only a headline and standfirst, so scalar classifications are based on a few words rather than a full article.
September 28, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional framing relies on prestige labels, scenic superlatives, and an exclamatory artist testimonial to market the festival rather than convey substantive information.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence promotional snippet, so assessments rest on limited framing and lack broader context. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The description is dominated by subjective evaluation rather than factual reporting.
“a stunning backdrop” · exact text match
“celebrated violinists” · exact text match
Why: The text uses value-laden superlatives and prestige labels to characterize the festival and its creators.
Claim: The content is promotional and opinionated rather than factful.
“a stunning backdrop” · exact text match
“Oh my God, this is incredible” · exact text match
Why: Subjective praise and a testimonial are presented as the substance of the item.
Claim: The text relies on the status of artists and their reactions as evidence of quality.
“celebrated violinists” · exact text match
“visiting artists” · exact text match
Why: Quality is suggested through the celebratory label and the quoted reaction of performing artists rather than through verifiable details.
Claim: The framing is positively emotional and admiring.
“Oh my God, this is incredible” · exact text match
Why: The exclamatory quoted reaction and admiring description convey enthusiasm rather than neutral information.
Claim: The item functions as promotional or marketing copy.
“stunning backdrop” · exact text match
“Oh my God, this is incredible” · exact text match
Why: The language is designed to attract and impress, using a scenic superlative and an enthusiastic testimonial.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence promotional snippet, so assessments rest on limited framing and lack broader context.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A cremation-and-flames pun dramatizes a regulatory enforcement story, framing the business owner as a reluctant victim of a council crackdown.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses a pun linking cremation to financial ruin, a sensational stylistic device.
“profits go up in flames” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'go up in flames' after mentioning cremation is a deliberate wordplay, giving the brief report a punchy, mildly sensational tone.
Claim: The closing clause editorializes about the owner's financial future rather than reporting neutrally.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The interpretive phrase 'is set to watch' and the metaphorical 'go up in flames' present a subjective judgment about the outcome.
Claim: The article provides no sourcing, attribution, or uncertainty markers for its claims.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The sole substantive claim about the future is stated as fact without any attribution, sourcing, or hedging.
Claim: The article forecasts a financial outcome without citing evidence or sources.
“is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The profit impact is stated as an inevitable future result rather than attributed to any financial analysis or source.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
A dramatic confessional frame presents Chelsea Winter’s mental-health crisis and an energy healer’s purported life-changing role as a single redemptive story.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed. · 55 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 55 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers subjective personal experience and belief rather than objective, verifiable reporting.
“her secret battle with mental health” · exact text match
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The language is emotional and individual, and the central causal claim is experiential rather than independently documented.
Claim: The article uses crisis-laden and confessional language to heighten emotional impact.
“"I didn't want to be alive"” · not found in supplied text
“hitting rock bottom” · exact text match
Why: The headline foregrounds a dramatic mental-health crisis and uses the loaded phrase 'hitting rock bottom.'
Claim: The publisher asserts a definitive causal outcome without attribution or qualification.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'changed her life' states a complete causal result rather than a belief, estimate, or possibility.
Claim: Energy healing is presented as an unqualified cause of positive life change.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: Energy healing is treated as a credible causal mechanism in the framing, with no scientific or empirical grounding offered.
Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing emphasizes the long, expensive consent process while using 'finally' to cast the store's opening as a hard-won positive outcome.
Woolworths is a major supermarket chain in New Zealand, and the Environment Court hears planning and resource-consent appeals there.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a single short brief, so most framing dimensions cannot be reliably assessed. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report is mostly factual but uses 'finally' to add a mild subjective tone.
“finally has its Woolworths.” · exact text match
Why: The word 'finally' conveys relief or anticipation, but the rest of the sentence is factual, so the subjectivity is mild.
Claim: The closing phrase frames the opening as a positive resolution.
“finally has its Woolworths.” · exact text match
Why: The phrase presents the store's opening as a welcome, delayed result.
The supplied text is a single short brief, so most framing dimensions cannot be reliably assessed.
The framing emphasizes weather-inflicted hardship in Southland and Otago and presents authorities and rural leaders as supportive and community-minded.
Southland and Otago are regions on New Zealand's South Island.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is a single unattributed sentence, so the analysis cannot account for broader article context, sourcing, or author intent. · 1 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 1 of 1 scored dimensions.
Claim: The publisher uses negatively charged wording to describe the weather and its effects on farming communities.
“Relentless wet and cold weather is taking a heavy toll” · exact text match
Why: The terms 'relentless' and 'heavy toll' inject negative emotional evaluation; the rest of the sentence reports supportive responses without balancing that tone.
The supplied text is a single unattributed sentence, so the analysis cannot account for broader article context, sourcing, or author intent.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
A dramatic confessional frame presents Chelsea Winter’s mental-health crisis and an energy healer’s purported life-changing role as a single redemptive story.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed. · 55 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 55 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers subjective personal experience and belief rather than objective, verifiable reporting.
“her secret battle with mental health” · exact text match
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The language is emotional and individual, and the central causal claim is experiential rather than independently documented.
Claim: The article uses crisis-laden and confessional language to heighten emotional impact.
“"I didn't want to be alive"” · not found in supplied text
“hitting rock bottom” · exact text match
Why: The headline foregrounds a dramatic mental-health crisis and uses the loaded phrase 'hitting rock bottom.'
Claim: The publisher asserts a definitive causal outcome without attribution or qualification.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'changed her life' states a complete causal result rather than a belief, estimate, or possibility.
Claim: Energy healing is presented as an unqualified cause of positive life change.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: Energy healing is treated as a credible causal mechanism in the framing, with no scientific or empirical grounding offered.
Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
The recap frames the debate through a leading question about the two Chrises' competence and leads with Winston Peters' dismissive quote, casting the event as a test they may be failing.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence recap snippet; classification of framing rests on minimal evidence. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers on a subjective question rather than purely objective description.
“How competent are Chris and Chris?” · exact text match
Why: The lead question asks for an evaluative judgment, marking a subjective framing choice.
Claim: The publisher's framing is opinion-oriented, posing an evaluative question and leading with a critical judgment.
“How competent are Chris and Chris?” · exact text match
“They're not in the league as the best I've seen,” · exact text match
Why: The recap's own question invites subjective evaluation, and the selected quote delivers a negative verdict, pushing the piece beyond neutral factual reporting.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence recap snippet; classification of framing rests on minimal evidence.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Celebratory local-booster framing uses 'dominates' and 'unusually strong showing' to present four finalist places as a decisive regional success.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is too short to independently verify the finalist count or the basis for 'dominates,' so scores reflect only the publisher's observable wording. · 3 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 3 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report mixes verifiable facts with subjective judgment words.
“dominates national business innovation awards” · exact text match
“unusually strong showing” · exact text match
Why: 'Secured finalist spots' is factual, while 'dominates' and 'unusually strong' are subjective assessments.
Claim: The article frames four finalist places as a strongly positive regional outcome.
“unusually strong showing” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'unusually strong showing' is a positive evaluation rather than neutral reporting.
Claim: The article uses promotional language and a prestige detail that give it an advertorial tone.
“dominates national business innovation awards” · exact text match
“one of New Zealand’s longest-running national small business programmes” · exact text match
Why: The headline verb 'dominates' and the unneeded prestige claim 'longest-running' are promotional in character.
The supplied text is too short to independently verify the finalist count or the basis for 'dominates,' so scores reflect only the publisher's observable wording.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Promotional destination-marketing framing treats the television appearance as an unqualified exposure win for Christchurch and Canterbury.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues. · 5 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 5 of 5 scored dimensions.
Claim: The text uses value-laden, promotional language rather than neutral or objective reporting.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: 'Brings... to millions of viewers' is an interpretive and promotional assertion; a neutral report would note the appearance without claiming impact.
Claim: The framing is uniformly positive, portraying the appearance as an unqualified success for the city.
“taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The verb phrase 'taking... to millions of viewers' implies a successful promotional transfer with no caveats, risks, or balancing details.
Claim: The report is a short, routine announcement with no plot, conflict, or novel development beyond the appearance itself.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series, taking the city and Canterbury to millions of viewers across North America.” · exact text match
Why: The content is a single uneventful promotion; nothing in the text offers substance, depth, or a remarkable angle.
Claim: The copy is thin, promotional filler with no substantive reporting beyond a single positive claim.
“Christchurch features in the 39th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition series” · exact text match
Why: The entire text is a two-sentence promotional blurb typical of fluff content, containing no verification, context, or development.
Claim: The publisher frames the destination's television appearance in promotional marketing terms, presenting viewership as a positive outcome in itself.
“The Amazing Race brings Christchurch to millions of viewers worldwide.” · exact text match
Why: The opening sentence credits the show with 'bringing' Christchurch to an audience, a promotional construction that treats exposure as the news.
The supplied text is an extremely short promotional excerpt with no sourcing or editorial context, limiting analysis to surface framing cues.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
A cremation-and-flames pun dramatizes a regulatory enforcement story, framing the business owner as a reluctant victim of a council crackdown.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable. · 4 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 4 of 4 scored dimensions.
Claim: The article uses a pun linking cremation to financial ruin, a sensational stylistic device.
“profits go up in flames” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'go up in flames' after mentioning cremation is a deliberate wordplay, giving the brief report a punchy, mildly sensational tone.
Claim: The closing clause editorializes about the owner's financial future rather than reporting neutrally.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The interpretive phrase 'is set to watch' and the metaphorical 'go up in flames' present a subjective judgment about the outcome.
Claim: The article provides no sourcing, attribution, or uncertainty markers for its claims.
“Eddie Zhi is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The sole substantive claim about the future is stated as fact without any attribution, sourcing, or hedging.
Claim: The article forecasts a financial outcome without citing evidence or sources.
“is set to watch his company's profits go up in flames” · verified after text normalization
Why: The profit impact is stated as an inevitable future result rather than attributed to any financial analysis or source.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline excerpt, so classifications rest on minimal stylistic evidence; the full article context is unavailable.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
Frames the corporate collapse as a financial-legal development, using plain declarative language and a precise debt figure while avoiding blame, speculation, or editorial judgment.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline brief, so framing analysis is limited to a minimal factual summary; most bias dimensions cannot be assessed from this amount of content. · 3 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 3 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report is entirely factual and avoids subjective or evaluative language.
“Liquidators launch court action against solar firm directors as debt balloons to $476m.” · exact text match
Why: The sentence states only verifiable facts—a court action, a debt figure, a liquidation year—with no adjectives or value judgments; even 'balloons' describes growth rather than evaluating it.
Claim: The reporting is restrained and does not use dramatic or fear-inducing presentation.
“SolarZero had been one of the country's largest solar power providers before its 2024 liquidation.” · verified after text normalization
Why: The second sentence is a plain factual description of scale and timing; the only mildly colorful term is 'balloons' in the first sentence, which does not rise to sensationalism.
Claim: The text presents specific, internally consistent factual claims without visible sourcing.
“Liquidators launch court action against solar firm directors as debt balloons to $476m.” · exact text match
Why: The specificity of the debt amount and year lends surface credibility, but the absence of any named source, document, or attribution limits verification within the supplied text.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence headline brief, so framing analysis is limited to a minimal factual summary; most bias dimensions cannot be assessed from this amount of content.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
A dramatic confessional frame presents Chelsea Winter’s mental-health crisis and an energy healer’s purported life-changing role as a single redemptive story.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed. · 55 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 3 of 55 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers subjective personal experience and belief rather than objective, verifiable reporting.
“her secret battle with mental health” · exact text match
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The language is emotional and individual, and the central causal claim is experiential rather than independently documented.
Claim: The article uses crisis-laden and confessional language to heighten emotional impact.
“"I didn't want to be alive"” · not found in supplied text
“hitting rock bottom” · exact text match
Why: The headline foregrounds a dramatic mental-health crisis and uses the loaded phrase 'hitting rock bottom.'
Claim: The publisher asserts a definitive causal outcome without attribution or qualification.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: The phrase 'changed her life' states a complete causal result rather than a belief, estimate, or possibility.
Claim: Energy healing is presented as an unqualified cause of positive life change.
“how an energy healer changed her life” · exact text match
Why: Energy healing is treated as a credible causal mechanism in the framing, with no scientific or empirical grounding offered.
Only a headline and subtitle were available; full article context, sourcing, and balance could not be assessed.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
The framing spotlights the minister's hostile reception — 'boos and jeers' — as the newsworthy event, while offering no detail about the substance of the Treaty-record debate.
The 'Treaty' refers to the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document between the Crown and Māori, whose role in public policy and schools has been politically contested.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a headline plus one lead sentence, with no byline, sourcing, or fuller article body, so all classifications rest on minimal content. · 6 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 6 of 6 scored dimensions.
Claim: The report is largely objective, sticking to observable event-level facts without stated opinion or analysis.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The lead sentence gives time, place, actor, audience, and context in plain verifiable terms with no evaluative language.
Claim: The framing is mildly sensational, foregrounding a dramatic hostile reception in the headline.
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Counterevidence:
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Why: 'Hit with' and 'boos and jeers' dramatize the confrontation, whereas the body sentence is comparatively neutral, locating the drama in the headline choice.
Claim: The brief is mildly interesting because it reports a minister being publicly jeered by a large union audience.
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The conflict element gives the item some inherent newsworthiness, while the absence of detail or context keeps the interest level low.
Claim: The article is purely descriptive, with no advice, demand, or normative judgment about what should happen.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
Why: Both sentences only narrate what happened; no prescriptive or normative language appears anywhere in the short text.
Claim: The brief is fundamentally political, covering a cabinet minister's appearance before a teachers' union conference and the government's Treaty record.
“After a one-year hiatus, Minister of Education Erica Stanford spoke to over 200 secondary teacher union delegates at their annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday.” · exact text match
“Stanford hit with boos and jeers after defending Treaty record at teachers' conference.” · exact text match
Why: The actors are a government minister and a union, and the contested subject is government Treaty policy, making the reported confrontation inherently political.
Claim: The article is emotionally near-neutral but carries a faintly negative cast from depicting the audience's hostile reaction.
“boos and jeers” · exact text match
Why: 'Boos and jeers' denotes open disapproval, giving the event a negative valence, but the authorial tone itself remains flat and unemotional.
The supplied text is only a headline plus one lead sentence, with no byline, sourcing, or fuller article body, so all classifications rest on minimal content.
October 01, 2026 · 0 shares
The recap frames the debate through a leading question about the two Chrises' competence and leads with Winston Peters' dismissive quote, casting the event as a test they may be failing.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: The supplied text is only a two-sentence recap snippet; classification of framing rests on minimal evidence. · 2 of 55 available dimensions scored; omitted dimensions are not treated as neutral. · Verified supporting quotes for 2 of 2 scored dimensions.
Claim: The framing centers on a subjective question rather than purely objective description.
“How competent are Chris and Chris?” · exact text match
Why: The lead question asks for an evaluative judgment, marking a subjective framing choice.
Claim: The publisher's framing is opinion-oriented, posing an evaluative question and leading with a critical judgment.
“How competent are Chris and Chris?” · exact text match
“They're not in the league as the best I've seen,” · exact text match
Why: The recap's own question invites subjective evaluation, and the selected quote delivers a negative verdict, pushing the piece beyond neutral factual reporting.
The supplied text is only a two-sentence recap snippet; classification of framing rests on minimal evidence.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Article content was unavailable, so no framing could be analyzed.
September 30, 2026 · 0 shares
Article content was unavailable; no framing analysis possible.
Automated analysis; not human reviewed. Limitations: No substantive article text was supplied for analysis.
No substantive article text was supplied for analysis.
Article content was unavailable, so no publisher framing could be analyzed.
Automated source summary · Updated October 04, 2026 · Not human reviewed. Check recent article panels for claim-level evidence when available.
Weighted source-level patterns from recent analyzed coverage. Open recent articles below to inspect score-specific evidence and limitations when available.
🗞️ Objective <—> Subjective 👁️ -7
😩 Pessimistic <—> Optimistic 🌞7
😨 Fearful8
📞 Begging the Question6
🗣️ Gossip6
💭 Opinion85
🗳 Political28
Oversimplification26
🏛️ Appeal to Authority6
😤 Overconfidence20
🗑️ Spam10
🔒 Ideological12
❌ Low Credibility <—> High Credibility ✅10
🧠 Rational <—> Irrational 🤪-12
🤑 Advertising27
🤖 Written by AI18
💔 Low Integrity <—> High Integrity ❤️15
🪨 Low Intelligence <—> High Intelligence 🦉6
🎭 Virtue Signaling6
🎲 Speculation25
🐍 Manipulative27
🔵 Liberal <—> Conservative 🔴-1
🧢 Populist <—> Elitist 🎩-2
🗽 Libertarian <—> Authoritarian 🚔-1
🚨 Sensational0
📉 Bearish <—> Bullish 📈2
💡 Boring <—> Interesting2
📝 Prescriptive0
🍼 Immature3
🔄 Circular Reasoning2
👀 Covering Responses3
😢 Victimization4
🏴 Anti-establishment <—> Pro-establishment 📺2
📏📏 Double Standard4
🔍 Truth-seeking <—> Delusion 🌀-4
🔺 Conspiracy0
🐐 Scapegoating0
🦊 Anti-Corporate <—> Pro-Corporate 👔0
🔬 Scientific <—> Superstitious 🔮-2
👤 Individualist <—> Collectivist 👥0
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