NewsScan

This plugins analyzes news articles and presents the user six information nutrition attributes for each article he wants to read. Using these attributes the user will be supported in assessing if he wants to read the article in question or not. Those six attributes are:
1. Source popularity:
Source popularity measures how far reaching and influential the source is based on its domain name
2. Article Popularity:
Article Popularity measures the popularity of the article on Twitter.
3. Ease of Reading:
Ease of Reading measures how easy it is to understand the article, especially for young or non-native speakers.
4. Sentiment:
Sentiment measures how opiniated the article is towards the topic.
5. Objectivity:
Objectivity measures how well the article states clear facts without introducing bias or personal judgments.
6. Bias:
Bias predicts whether the article is biased towards the left / conservatism (0) or to the right / liberalism (100).