Wirecutter Staff

Wirecutter Staff

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/staff-demographics/

49%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The author uses sensationalist language such as 'skip to content', which creates a false sense of urgency. This is an example of emotional manipulation.
  • The title claims that there are '80 best deals' when it only lists a few products and does not provide any context for how these were chosen. This is an example of selective reporting and sensationalism.

Conflicts of Interest

5%

Examples:

  • The author uses language such as 'most people don't need'

Contradictions

15%

Examples:

  • The article states that most of the stuff at CES is overhyped nonsense
  • There are several instances where quotes from sources are used to support Wirecutter Staff's opinions without disclosing who those sources are.
  • The title implies that this is a list of what Wirecutter Staff are looking forward to most at CES 2024 when in fact it’s just a list of products they found interesting.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • The author uses sensationalist language such as 'skip to content', which creates a false sense of urgency. This is an example of emotional manipulation.
  • There are several instances where quotes from sources are used to support Wirecutter Staff's opinions without disclosing who those sources are.

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