Brian Bakst

Brian Bakst is a political reporter for MPR News. He covers state politics, campaigns, and government. He started his career as a newspaper reporter before becoming a radio reporter and editor. His work is known for its fairness and accuracy.

Biography:  https://www.mprnews.org/about/people/bbakst

98%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

95%

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Biden Breaks Tradition by Not Entering New Hampshire Primary; Speculation Rises Over Potential Phillips Candidacy

Broke On: Tuesday, 24 October 2023 President Biden has chosen not to place his name on the New Hampshire primary ballot, breaking a century-old tradition. A bus with 'Dean Phillips for President' logos was spotted in Ohio, sparking speculation about a potential presidential run by the Minnesota representative.