Nanette Asimov

Nanette Asimov is a journalist who covers California's public universities and higher education for the San Francisco Chronicle. She has written about various topics related to education, including sexual misconduct at UC and Stanford, accreditation issues at City College of San Francisco, and controversies within the UC Berkeley student government. Nanette has also reported on innovations in fields such as robotics, virtual reality, and baseball. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as health editor before returning to her current role. Prior to her current position, she covered K-12 education where her work led to changes in charter school laws and exposed cheating and censorship in testing. She is a past president of the Society of Professional Journalists' Northern California chapter and holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Biography:  https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/nanette-asimov/

95%

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

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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

92%

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  • The article focuses primarily on the perspective of the pro-Palestinian protesters, with less emphasis on the impact on other students.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

95%

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Recent Articles

Pro-Palestinian Rally at Cooper Union Leads to Safety Concerns

Broke On: Monday, 22 November 2021 A pro-Palestinian rally took place at Cooper Union on November 22, 2021, organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine group. During the rally, a group of Jewish students locked themselves in the college library, reportedly feeling threatened by the protest. The rally was part of a nationwide walkout calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict and for universities to cut ties with companies believed to contribute to the oppression of Palestinians.