Sareen Habeshian,Rebecca

Sareen Habeshian is a climate reporter at Axios, where she covers environmental policy and its impact on communities across the United States. Prior to joining Axios, she was an investigative reporter at The Washington Post focusing on criminal justice and social issues. She has also reported for The New York Times and ProPublica, among other outlets. Sareen's work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. She is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Biography:  https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/authors/shabeshian

84%

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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

88%

Examples:

  • colleges nationwide crack down on protests against the Israel-Hamas war amid a rise in reports of antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus.
  • Hundreds of students have been arrested on campuses across the U.S.
  • hundreds of students have been arrested this week

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

15%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

65%

Examples:

  • 90 people were arrested at Dartmouth College for multiple offenses including criminal trespass and resisting arrest.
  • Multiple demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza were taken into custody at separate protests at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College, New Hampshire State Police confirmed on X late Wednesday.
  • The big picture: Hundreds of students have been arrested on campuses across the U.S. this week, as colleges nationwide crack down on protests against the Israel-Hamas war amid a rise in reports of antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus.
  • There continued to be a heavy police presence over Wednesday night at Columbia University in New York, the epicenter for the protests and the scene of dozens of on-campus arrests on Tuesday night.

Recent Articles

Columbia University's Controversial Response to Palestinian Solidarity Protests: Over 1,600 Arrests Across US Campuses

Columbia University's Controversial Response to Palestinian Solidarity Protests: Over 1,600 Arrests Across US Campuses

Broke On: Thursday, 18 April 2024 In April 2024, Columbia University saw intense student protests against Israeli investments, resulting in over 1,600 arrests nationwide. The clashes began when administrators promised a crackdown following testifying before Congress. Tents were pitched on campus and police intervened, sparking a wave of activism reminiscent of past dissent over apartheid South Africa and the Vietnam War.

Wildfires Negate Two Decades of Air Quality Improvements in the U.S., Study Finds

Broke On: Monday, 04 December 2023 The air quality in the western U.S. has been steadily declining due to an increase in wildfires. The effects of wildfires extend beyond the regions they occur in, impacting air quality in the Midwest. EPA regulations to improve air quality have been limited or erased in fire-prone areas and downwind regions. An estimated increase of 670 premature deaths per year between 2000 and 2020 due to worsening air quality in the Western U.S.