Leslie Hook

Leslie Hook is a journalist who specializes in environmental issues, particularly climate change. She is known for her in-depth reporting and ability to explain complex scientific concepts in an accessible way. Her work often focuses on the economic impacts of climate change.

Biography:  https://www.ft.com/stream/authorsId/Q0ItMDAwMDkwMA==-QXV0aG9ycw==

97%

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%

Examples:

  • In the article 'West Antarctic ice sheet melt 'unavoidable', say scientists', there is a bias towards economic concerns as the article focuses on the economic impacts of climate change.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

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No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Inevitable Melting of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Predicted by Study

Broke On: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is predicted to melt inevitably, contributing to a global sea level rise of up to 3 meters. The melting will continue even if global temperatures stop rising due to the heat already absorbed by the ocean. The rate of melting can still be influenced by human actions, particularly the reduction of carbon emissions.