Andy Swift

Andy Swift is the Executive Editor at TVLine. He began his career at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications and interned at various publications including The Hollywood Reporter and Star magazine. In 2009, he joined PMC to help relaunch HollywoodLife.com, where he worked as the site's Entertainment Director for five years before focusing on television. He has been with TVLine since 2014 and has moderated Comic-Con panels, interviewed numerous TV idols from his childhood, and even inspired a joke on Family Guy. His primary topics of coverage include television news, celebrity interviews, and entertainment industry updates.

Biography:  https://tvline.com/author/andy-swift/

54%

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

86%

Examples:

  • The author occasionally sensationalizes news by using clickbait-style headlines.
  • The author sometimes uses quotes from previous interviews to misrepresent the meaning or intent of the speaker.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • The author describes Christopher’s actions as ‘a very difficult scene.’ However, in a previous article, the author called Gerard ‘the dumbest, meanest, most racist, homophobic option conceivable.’ This contradicts their earlier portrayal of the character.
  • The Season 7 premiere of 9-1-1 was advertised as featuring explosive cruise ship action, but the episode did not include any such scenes.

Deceptions

66%

Examples:

  • The article makes it seem like Buck and Natalia have broken up when in fact they were never together to begin with.
  • The author uses quotes from previous interviews to make it seem like Angela Bassett has a negative view of The Oscars and is unhappy about not winning one. However, these quotes are taken out of context and do not accurately reflect Angela Bassett’s views on the matter.
  • The title of the article suggests that Angela Bassett has a problem with The Oscars when in fact she won an Oscar for her role as Toni Morrison.

Recent Articles

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Broke On: Friday, 31 May 2024 In the season seven finale of 9-1-1, titled 'The Day the World Burned,' first responders face their most challenging day yet as a series of catastrophic events unfold, putting their lives and relationships to the test.
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Broke On: Wednesday, 29 May 2024 In the surprising premiere of America's Got Talent season 19, a janitor named Richard Goodall from Indiana stole the show. With 23 years of experience making students happy with his singing in school hallways, he was encouraged to audition by some pupils. Despite having no professional stage experience, Richard took a risk and wowed the judges with his rendition of Journey's classic hit.
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Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 9-1-1 is a popular TV show that follows the lives of firefighters, paramedics, and police officers in Los Angeles. Season 7 features familiar faces returning as well as new characters joining the team.