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Our Methodology

How We Select Stories

Every article is sourced from a registry of 28 news outlets across three trust tiers. Tier 1 sources (Reuters, AP, BBC, NHK, ABC Australia) are prioritized for their editorial standards and fact-checking processes. We supplement RSS feeds with targeted searches for breaking developments, particularly in the Australia-Japan corridor.

We aim for balanced coverage across six categories: Technology, Business, Japan, Australia, World, and Digital. Stories are selected for newsworthiness, verifiability, and relevance.

Bias Analysis

Each article is evaluated for linguistic bias by examining framing, loaded language, sourcing balance, and headline-content alignment. We strip away the subject matter and assess the raw rhetorical structure.

Articles receive a bias direction (Left to Right) and a score from -3.0 to +3.0, where 0 represents neutral reporting. This helps readers identify potential editorial slant regardless of the topic.

Claim Verification

For each article, we identify the 2-3 most significant factual claims and cross-reference them against independent sources. Articles are rated:

  • Verified — core claims confirmed by 2+ independent sources
  • Partially Verified — some claims confirmed, others unchecked
  • Unverified — claims not independently confirmable
  • Disputed — contradicting evidence found

Logical Fallacy Detection

We scan each article for seven common logical fallacies: Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Majority, Slippery Slope, Whataboutism, Circular Reasoning, False Dichotomy, and Straw Man arguments. When detected, these are flagged so readers can evaluate the reasoning independently.

Security & Integrity

All external content is processed through a quarantined research pipeline. Web content is fetched by a sandboxed agent with no ability to take actions, write files, or access internal systems. The analysis agent never sees raw HTML. Content is sanitized, structured into validated JSON, and only then published. This architecture prevents prompt injection and ensures editorial integrity.

Source Trust Tiers

  • Tier 1 — Wire services and public broadcasters with rigorous editorial standards (Reuters, AP, NHK, BBC, ABC AU, Nikkei Asia, Japan Times, AFR)
  • Tier 2 — Quality outlets with known editorial positions (Guardian, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, NYT, TechCrunch, The Verge)
  • Tier 3 — Specialist and niche publications (Disrupting Japan, AJBCC)