Sharon Zhang
Writing for Truthout · Western Alternative
28 scored articles in the last 180 days · a topic appears once 10 of their articles have been scored under the weights now in use · updated 7 Oct, 00:21 UTC
Gaza
Byline score
2.8/ 1010 articles scored · band = middle 50% of their article scores
- Truthout median
- 2.1
- Gap
- +0.7
- Desk headline score
- 3.9
0.7 above Truthout's own median on this topic. Measures anti-Palestinian framing in Gaza coverage. 0 means none detected, 10 means severe. Headline framing is left out of the byline score and shown separately, because subeditors write headlines, not reporters.
The articles behind the number
Every scored Gaza article under this byline in the window, newest first. The score on each row is that article's full composite, headline included, which is the number its own page shows; the median above excludes headline framing.
- 01 Oct 2026Kushner, Key Trump Negotiator on Gaza, Owns Firm With Major Stake in Israeli Military5.8
- 29 Sept 2026NFL Threatened to Ban Player From Game for Honoring Slain Palestinian Girl3.1
- 28 Aug 2026Israeli Commander “Not Sorry” for Ordering WCK Strike That Killed 7 Aid Workers2.3
- 25 Aug 202640 Democrats Demand Israel Free Sami Safi, US Citizen Detained Without Charges3.4
- 21 Aug 2026Hind Rajab’s Family Says Israel’s Investigation Into Hind’s Death Just a PR Ploy1.6
- 19 Aug 2026After Years of Denial, Israel Finally Admits to Role in Killing of Hind Rajab3.2
- 17 Aug 2026Ben-Gvir Urges Killing 40 People in Gaza Nightly, Says “They’re Not Even People”6.1
- 10 Aug 2026UN Experts Warn of Israeli Escalation in Gaza After 160 Killed in July Alone3.3
- 04 Aug 2026Israeli Plan for Crocodile Moat for Prison for Palestinians Blocked for Animal Welfare4.1
- 07 Jul 2026Poll: Most Democrats Say Israel Committing Genocide, US Should Downgrade Support1.2
Iran
Byline score
1.4/ 1018 articles scored · band = middle 50% of their article scores
- Truthout median
- 1.4
- Gap
- +0.0
- Desk headline score
- 5.9
Level with Truthout's own median on this topic. Measures anti-Iran framing in Iran coverage. 0 means none detected, 10 means severe. Headline framing is left out of the byline score and shown separately, because subeditors write headlines, not reporters.
The articles behind the number
Every scored Iran article under this byline in the window, newest first. The score on each row is that article's full composite, headline included, which is the number its own page shows; the median above excludes headline framing.
- 30 Sept 2026Report: Nearly 1,300 Schools, 210 Health Centers Damaged in Iran Amid US Assault5.7
- 28 Sept 2026Iranian Strike Wounded 8 US Marines, Report Says as US Rejects Ceasefire Offer2.9
- 23 Sept 2026Pentagon Quietly Adds to US Death Toll From Iran War After Reports of Coverup2.4
- 22 Sept 2026Trump Threatens Iran With Genocide in Address to UN General Assembly1.2
- 17 Sept 2026UN Inquiry Finds US Strike on Minab, Iran, That Killed 123 Children Was War Crime1.8
- 16 Sept 2026Watchdog Finds Iran War Damage to US Bases Far More Extensive Than Pentagon Says3.4
- 03 Sept 2026Lutnick Issues Bizarre Apology After Saying No US Troops Have Died in Iran War3.7
- 02 Sept 2026US Fatally Bombs Wedding in Iran, Killing 4, Including Children1.8
- 26 Aug 2026Trump Has Made Up to $15M in Oil and Gas Stock Rise Spurred in Part by Iran War0.0
- 24 Aug 2026Bessent Unveils Iran Sanctions Regime He Admits Could “Blow Up” Global Economy2.4
- 20 Aug 2026Bessent Says He Doesn’t “Understand” Oil Price Spike After Trump War Escalation2.0
- 31 Jul 2026Israel and US Ridiculed for Reportedly Considering “Land Blockade” of Iran2.5
- 29 Jul 2026Trump Threatens to Bomb the “F****** S***” Out of Iran After US Base Strike3.0
- 24 Jul 2026Pentagon Quietly Revises Death Count of US Troops in Iran War From 18 to 146.0
- 23 Jul 2026Fetterman Casts Deciding Vote Against Resolution to Rein In Trump’s War on Iran2.7
- 23 Jul 2026Trump Threatens “Massive” Attack of Unprecedented Proportion on Iran2.2
- 22 Jul 2026Smotrich Says US Fighting Iran as Israel Sits Back Is “Best for Us”2.6
- 21 Jul 2026US’s Own Intelligence Finds Further Strikes on Iran Are Futile, Report Says2.0
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