The Scotsman

Where the score comes from

Each technique the reading found, as a share of its articles. Tap one to read the passages.

• Leaves out the climate linkAn extreme heat, wildfire weather, drought, extreme rainfall, tropical cyclone or marine heatwave story with no word that warming makes such events worse.50%4 of 8
• Gives a contested claim the last wordA party's claim ends a passage or the article with nothing against it, when the article itself, the coverage or the record shows it is contested.13%1 of 8
• Headline goes beyond the articleThe headline states what the body does not support, drops the attribution the body gives, or puts in quotation marks words nobody in the article said.13%1 of 8
• Hides who the source isAn anti-climate-policy campaign or a fossil fuel trade body on the climate register's organisation list is quoted without saying what it is.13%1 of 8

Its most framed articles

From the last 90 days. Open one to read it with every flagged sentence marked.

1. 6.0Tribute to man killed by falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway during Storm BoeloThe Scotsman reports the death of Richard Baines, the Logan Botanic Garden curator killed by a falling tree during Storm Boelo, along with power cuts, school closures and flood warnings.
2. 6.0Tens of thousands without power and one man dead after Storm Boelo batters ScotlandThe Scotsman gives a clear, well sourced account of Storm Boelo: the man killed near Castle Douglas, the outages, the coastal flooding and the transport disruption.
3. 6.030,000 without power as Storm Boelo batters Scotland with 82mph gustsThe Scotsman reports severe flooding, heavy rain and dozens of flood warnings from Storm Boelo.
4. 6.0North Sea revival risks being scuppered despite Jackdaw decisionThe Scotsman gives a fair and well-sourced account of the politics around Jackdaw and Rosebank, with critical voices on jobs, energy security and emissions.