Susan Snyder

Susan Snyder is a journalist who has been covering education for The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1998. She has written extensively on a range of topics, including but not limited to, issues related to universities and colleges in the Philadelphia area. Her reporting often focuses on the intersection of education and social issues.

Biography:  https://www.inquirer.com/author/snyder_susan/

86%

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 has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Penn, Temple, Drexel students join nationwide walkout to protest universities’ ties to Israel', the author seems to lean towards the protesters' perspective, providing more space for their voices and demands than the universities' responses.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The author of the article 'Penn, Temple, Drexel students join nationwide walkout to protest universities’ ties to Israel' has previously written pieces critical of Israeli policies, which could potentially bias their reporting.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

University of Pennsylvania President Faces Backlash Over Antisemitism Response

Broke On: Thursday, 07 December 2023 University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill is facing backlash and calls for her resignation following her testimony at a congressional hearing on antisemitism. The board of Penn's Wharton business school and the Wharton Board of Advisors have called for Magill's resignation. A major benefactor has threatened to withdraw a $100 million donation to the university. The congressional committee that held the hearing is now investigating the University of Pennsylvania, along with Harvard and MIT.

University Students Across U.S. Stage Walkouts in Solidarity with Palestine

Broke On: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 Students at UC Berkeley, Penn, Temple, Drexel, and Clark University staged walkouts from their classes on October 25, 2023, to express solidarity with Palestine. The students demanded that their universities divest from companies contributing to the oppression of the Palestinian people and take a public stance in support of Palestine.