Michael Stratford

Michael Stratford is a reporter for Politico, primarily covering education and student loans. He is known for his in-depth reporting and analysis of the Education Department and its policies. His work is generally well-received, though some critics argue that he tends to focus more on the political implications of issues rather than the individuals affected.

Biography:  https://www.politico.com/staff/michael-stratford

94%

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

85%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Student loan borrowers suffer from billing mistake', the author leans towards the perspective of the political implications, emphasizing the role of the Education Department and less about the student loan borrowers.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

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No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

U.S. Department of Education Penalizes MOHELA for Student Loan Billing Errors

Broke On: Monday, 30 October 2023 The U.S. Department of Education has penalized student loan servicer MOHELA for billing errors. The Department of Education has ordered MOHELA to pay $3 million in penalties and to correct the errors. The errors were discovered during a routine audit of the company's operations. MOHELA is one of the largest student loan servicers in the country, handling loans for millions of borrowers.