Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young faces new charges over alleged data breach

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young faces new charges over alleged data breach?

Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 9% are rated left, 55% are rated centre, 36% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young faces new charges over alleged data breach left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young faces new charges over alleged data breach biased?

Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young faces new charges over alleged data breach is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young faces new charges over alleged data breach?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young faces new charges over alleged data breach?

13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What are the main charges against Teddy Young?

Teddy Young faces charges including misconduct in a public office and failing to comply with a notice under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. He is also accused of abusing his security clearance to access secret defence and intelligence data and drafting a message in Russian.

What did prosecutors allege Young did?

Prosecutors allege that Teddy Young abused his security clearance to access secret defence and intelligence data. He is also accused of drafting a message in Russian, taking steps to contact Russian authorities via the dark web, and retaining classified information on personal devices.

Which foreign intelligence service was Young allegedly interested in?

Prosecutors stated that Teddy Young was interested in a website linked to Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR. This was mentioned as part of the alleged actions leading to his charges.