Site Coordinator

The author, known as 'Site Coordinator', is a contributor to The Bay Net, a community-driven website that provides news and information about the Southern Maryland region. The author's work primarily focuses on local news, including legal and political issues. The author's real name and further details are not publicly available.

93%

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.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Fourth Circuit Finds Maryland Handgun Qualification Law Unconstitutional', the author shows a bias towards the views of Governor Wes Moore and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, both of whom express disappointment in the Fourth Circuit Court's ruling. The author does not provide any counterarguments or perspectives from those who might support the court's decision.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

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Recent Articles

Maryland's Handgun Qualification Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Fourth Circuit

Broke On: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Handgun Qualification License (HQL) law in Maryland unconstitutional. Despite the court's decision, the HQL law remains in effect until a formal mandate is issued by the court. The law was challenged by the nonprofit gun advocacy group Maryland Shall Issue. The rate of gun deaths in Maryland increased by 46% from 2011 to 2020, higher than the nationwide increase of 33%.