Heather Knight

Heather Knight is a journalist who works for The New York Times as the San Francisco bureau chief. She covers the biggest stories in the Bay Area and Northern California, focusing on issues such as homelessness, crime, housing costs, arts and culture. Before joining The Times, she worked for more than two decades at The San Francisco Chronicle, where she was a City Hall reporter and columnist. She won several awards for her writing and reporting skills. Heather Knight is married with two sons who love riding Muni buses and cable cars in San Francisco.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/heather-knight

68%

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

50%

Examples:

  • . San Francisco residents have repeatedly told pollsters they don’t support Mayor London Breed.
  • . They have tried to appeal to frustrated voters who recalled school board members and the city’s prosecutor two years ago, then expanded police powers and restricted welfare benefits last month.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • . Heather Knight has a personal interest in covering the problems facing San Francisco and Northern California, as she lives there with her family.
  • . The New York Times is a biased source of information that often takes sides in political issues.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • . San Francisco residents have repeatedly told pollsters they don’t support Mayor London Breed.
  • . They have tried to appeal to frustrated voters who recalled school board members and the city’s prosecutor two years ago, then expanded police powers and restricted welfare benefits last month.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • . Heather Knight often exaggerates the problems facing San Francisco and Northern California, while downplaying their achievements.
  • . The New York Times is known for its sensationalist headlines and misleading narratives.

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