Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell is a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star. He primarily covers the Kansas City Chiefs and other local sports teams. His writing is generally well-received, but there may be a potential bias towards local teams due to his position.

Biography:  https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mcdowell/

91%

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

90%

Examples:

  • The article 'Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is back to his old self. Here’s what changed' seems to favor the Kansas City Chiefs, possibly due to the local audience.

Conflicts of Interest

85%

Examples:

  • Sam McDowell, the author of the article 'Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is back to his old self. Here’s what changed', is a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star, which could potentially influence his coverage towards favoring Kansas City teams.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos: NFL Week 8 Showdown

Broke On: Sunday, 29 October 2023 The Kansas City Chiefs played against the Denver Broncos on October 29, 2023 The game was part of the NFL Week 8 matches The match was broadcasted on CBS and other streaming platforms