Sam Quinn

Sam Quinn is a writer for CBS Sports who covers NBA news and analysis. He has been with the company since 2004 and has experience covering various sports teams and events. Quinn's reporting focuses on providing accurate information while also highlighting potential conflicts of interest or biases in the coverage. He occasionally uses sensationalist language when describing player performances, but overall his reporting is impartial and informative.

Biography:  https://www.cbssports.com/writers/sam-quinn/

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

91%

Examples:

  • Sam Quinn tends to give credit to the players and their teams for their successes and highlights any potential conflicts of interest or biases in the reporting.
  • The author occasionally uses sensationalist language when describing player performances.
  • There is a slight tendency towards positive coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers, particularly LeBron James.

Conflicts of Interest

95%

Examples:

  • However, these conflicts are usually disclosed and do not seem to significantly impact the impartiality of the reporting.
  • Sam Quinn has a few instances where conflicts of interest may arise, such as when covering teams that are owned by companies that also own CBS Sports.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • However, these contradictions are usually minor and do not significantly impact the overall accuracy of the reporting.
  • There are occasional contradictions in the articles, such as conflicting statistics or descriptions of events.

Deceptions

79%

Examples:

  • However, these instances are usually minor and do not significantly impact the overall accuracy of the reporting.
  • There are occasional instances of deceptive practices in the articles, such as sensationalist language or misleading descriptions.

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