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His children called him their guide on how to live an extraordinary life, while outlets across the political spectrum carried tributes.","category":"Media","area":"United Kingdom","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T19:46:11.633Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-03T13:19:55.961Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T19:46:11.633Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":62,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Named children and specific time/place give corroboration, raising trust to 68.","critic":"Includes child quote and clear facts but reads like a press release, yielding 62.","hype":"Straightforward death notice without sensational language, low hype."}},"tags":["#RodLiddle","#UKMedia","#Journalism","#Obituaries","#NewsUK"],"entities":["Rod Liddle","Wilder Liddle","Tyler Liddle","Emmy Liddle","News UK","Middlesbrough"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Rod Liddle died at 66 in a Middlesbrough hospital on Sunday after a short illness, as confirmed by News UK.","His children Wilder, Tyler and Emmy released a statement calling him their guide on living an extraordinary life.","All seven outlets reported his death, but only the left and centre digests included his children’s tribute.","None of the digests mentioned the cause of his illness or the specific hospital where he died."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Rod Liddle, the journalist and broadcaster, died at 66 in a hospital in Middlesbrough on Sunday. News UK announced his death after what it described as a short illness. Liddle was best known for his columns in The Sun and The Spectator, where he served as associate editor."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"His children, Wilder, Tyler and Emmy, released a statement paying tribute to him. They called him their guide \"on how to live an extraordinary life\". The statement was carried by The Independent and the Evening Standard, both centre-rated, and by Intellinews, also centre-rated."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the seven digests mentioned the cause of Liddle’s illness or the name of the hospital in Middlesbrough where he died. 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