ICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover ICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions?

Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 11% are rated centre, 78% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is ICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 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 ICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions biased?

ICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions is one event reported by 20 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 ICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions?

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 ICC takes steps to shield itself from US sanctions?

20 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 steps has the ICC taken to protect itself from US sanctions?

The ICC has changed its office software from Microsoft to openDesk, arranged alternative banking and health insurance, and has been paying staff salaries months in advance to mitigate potential disruptions from US sanctions.

What has Donald Trump said about the ICC?

Donald Trump has previously called the ICC an 'anti-American tribunal without jurisdiction' and urged member states to withdraw from the court, stating Washington would never allow American military personnel to face what he described as 'show trials'.

What did the UN fact-finding mission conclude regarding US forces in Iran?

A UN fact-finding mission concluded there were reasonable grounds to believe US forces committed war crimes in Iran. The mission cited two attacks in February, including one that hit a school in Minab, as constituting such crimes.