David Benoit

David Benoit is a financial journalist who has previously worked for Bloomberg and currently writes for The Wall Street Journal. He specializes in banking and financial news. His work is generally well-regarded, though there have been instances where potential conflicts of interest have been noted due to his past employment.

Biography:  https://www.wsj.com/news/author/david-benoit

88%

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 'JPMorgan CEO Dimon, family to sell 1M shares of bank', there is an implication that Dimon's decision to sell is a strategic move, which could be seen as a bias in favor of Dimon.

Conflicts of Interest

80%

Examples:

  • In the article 'JPMorgan CEO Dimon, family to sell 1M shares of bank', it is noted that the author, David Benoit, has previously worked for Bloomberg, a company with significant financial interests in the banking and financial sector. This could potentially influence his coverage of financial news.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Plans to Sell Up to 1 Million Shares

Broke On: Friday, 27 October 2023 Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, plans to sell up to 1 million shares of the bank over the next five years. The sales are part of a pre-arranged trading plan and do not reflect Dimon's views on the bank's future prospects.