Billy Witz

Billy Witz is a reporter for The New York Times, covering college sports with a focus on basketball. He has been following the impact of name, image, and likeness rules on college athletes and their financial opportunities. Prior to joining The Times, Witz was a national correspondent for The Washington Post, where he covered higher education and student activism.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/billy-witz

82%

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

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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

98%

Examples:

  • The author has a slight tendency to use emotional language and speculation in some of his articles.

Conflicts of Interest

88%

Examples:

  • The author has not disclosed any potential conflicts of interest in his articles.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • There are no contradictions found in the articles.

Deceptions

62%

Examples:

  • The author uses emotional language to manipulate the reader's feelings and opinions without providing any facts or data to back up his claims in one of the articles.

Recent Articles

NCAA Settlement Allows Power 5 Schools to Pay Athletes $20 Million Annually: A Historical Shift in College Sports

NCAA Settlement Allows Power 5 Schools to Pay Athletes $20 Million Annually: A Historical Shift in College Sports

Broke On: Thursday, 23 May 2024 NCAA reaches historic settlement, allowing Power 5 schools to pay athletes up to $20 million annually from their revenue and distributing over $2.7 billion in damages to past and current Division I athletes.
NCAA and Major Conferences Agree to Pay $3 Billion to Settle Antitrust Claims and Allow College Athletes NIL Compensation

NCAA and Major Conferences Agree to Pay $3 Billion to Settle Antitrust Claims and Allow College Athletes NIL Compensation

Broke On: Thursday, 23 May 2024 The NCAA and five major conferences have agreed to pay $3 billion to settle antitrust claims, allowing college athletes to profit from their names, images, and likenesses. This marks the end of the NCAA's amateurism model and will benefit over 14,000 athletes across all sports. The settlement includes damages for lost opportunities since 2016 and a revenue-sharing model for athlete compensation.
Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionizes, Challenging NCAA Amateur Business Model

Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionizes, Challenging NCAA Amateur Business Model

Broke On: Tuesday, 05 March 2024 The Dartmouth men's basketball team has unionized, becoming the first college athletes to form a labor union. The players are seeking recognition as employees under federal labor law and hope their peers across the Ivy League will follow suit in forming unions.