Conor Finnegan

Conor Finnegan is a reporter for ABC News, covering the State Department. He has written extensively on international affairs, with a focus on the Middle East. His work is characterized by a clear and concise writing style, although some critics argue that he tends to favor the perspectives of the governments he reports on.

Biography:  https://abcnews.go.com/Author/Conor_Finnegan

93%

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

88%

Examples:

  • The articles tend to lean towards the perspective of the governments involved (Israeli and US) without providing much context or perspective from the opposing sides (Palestinian, Iranian, Syrian).

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

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No current examples available.

Deceptions

95%

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No current examples available.

Recent Articles

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