Sal Romano

Sal Romano is the owner and editor-in-chief of Gematsu, a premier source for video game news with a focus on Japan. He has been writing about the video game industry since 2007 and founded Gematsu in 2008. His work has also appeared in VG247 and GameZone. Based in New York City, Sal's favorite games include the Danganronpa series, Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts series, Persona series, and Tales of series. Gematsu prides itself on its straightforward and detailed reporting that has earned it a reputation as the go-to place for video game news.

Biography:  https://www.gematsu.com/about

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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.

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  • Sal Romano's reporting is straightforward and detailed, earning Gematsu a reputation as the go-to place for video game news.

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