Megan Cassidy

Megan Cassidy is a crime reporter with The San Francisco Chronicle, also covering cops, criminal justice issues and mayhem. Previously, Cassidy worked for the Arizona Republic covering Phoenix police, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and desert-area crime and mayhem. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Missouri, and has additionally worked at the Casper Star-Tribune, National Geographic and an online publication in Buenos Aires.

Biography:  https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/megan-cassidy/

94%

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

85%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Police chief's son, who was wanted in shooting of girlfriend, found dead', there is a bias towards sensationalism as the article focuses more on the crime committed by John Drake Jr. than on his death.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Son of Nashville Police Chief Found Dead After Manhunt

Broke On: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 John Drake Jr., son of Nashville Police Chief, was found dead after a three-day manhunt. Drake Jr. was wanted in connection with a shooting in Nashville. The Nashville Police Department recused itself from the investigation due to potential conflict of interest.