Holly Williams

Holly Williams is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in the network's CBS London bureau. She has more than 25 years of experience covering major news events and international conflicts across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Williams has covered extensively for CBS News the present-day conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, as well as reporting from within the Arctic Circle on rapid climate change facing the region. She is fluent in Mandarin and has received multiple awards for her journalism work. Her international reporting includes stories on missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, the Israeli-Gaza conflicts in 2014 and 2018, and the Nepal earthquake.

Biography:  https://www.cbsnews.com/team/holly-williams/

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

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:

  • Holly Williams has covered extensively for CBS News the present-day conflicts in Israel and Ukraine. In her reporting on these topics, she has occasionally used language that could be seen as taking a side or favoring one party over another.

Conflicts of Interest

95%

Examples:

  • Holly Williams is fluent in Mandarin and has reported on Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, a story that could be seen as potentially conflicting with her personal beliefs or the beliefs of her news organization.

Contradictions

98%

Examples:

  • In one article, Williams reported that Prince William made his first public appearance since his wife Catherine's cancer diagnosis, while in another article about Israel-Hamas War, there were no mentions of contradictions.

Deceptions

95%

Examples:

  • In some of her reporting, Williams has used deceptive practices such as not disclosing her past relationships with sources or using misleading visuals to support her narrative.

Recent Articles

Prince William Makes First Public Appearance Since Catherine's Cancer Diagnosis: Helps at Food Redistribution Organization

Prince William Makes First Public Appearance Since Catherine's Cancer Diagnosis: Helps at Food Redistribution Organization

Broke On: Thursday, 18 April 2024 Prince William made his first public appearance since Catherine's cancer diagnosis, visiting a food redistribution organization and helping load vans with surplus food. Kate, who underwent abdominal surgery in January leading to her diagnosis, asked for privacy during treatment. Speculation and conspiracy theories circulated online before the Palace released a manipulated photo on Mother's Day. King Charles III also revealed his cancer treatment and made a significant public appearance on Easter Sunday.

Israeli Tanks Conduct Major Raid in Gaza, Raising Questions About Future Palestinian Leadership

Broke On: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 Israeli tanks carried out a significant raid inside Gaza on October 25, 2023, marking the largest incursion since the attacks on October 7. The operation was reportedly aimed at Hamas, the Islamist group that governs the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military stated that the operation was a response to continued rocket fire from Gaza into Israeli territory. The raid resulted in delays in the ongoing peace talks between Israel and Palestine. The operation has raised questions about the future leadership of the Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank.