Dan DeRoos

Dan DeRoos is a general assignment reporter for Cleveland's WKYC-TV (Channel 3 News). He has been with the station since July of 2018 and previously worked as an anchor/reporter at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon. Dan grew up in Iowa and earned his degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from The University of Iowa. After a five-year stint as a reporter/bureau chief in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he made his way out west to work for CBS News.

Biography:  https://www.cleveland19.com/authors/dan-deroos/

62%

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

75%

Examples:

  • Nationwide only 43.8% of adults got vaccinated for the flu this season and even fewer, 18.9%, took the updated COVID booster.
  • The article states that all respiratory illnesses are being tracked in Ohio, not just flu. This implies that other diseases may be more prevalent than the flu.

Conflicts of Interest

62%

Examples:

  • The author uses emotion manipulation by stating that outpatient visits for flu like symptoms are up 30.8% when compared to last week which may create fear or concern among readers.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Region-wide increase in flu cases
  • Schools see more students out due to the flu

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • The flu, COVID and RSV have thrust the state of Ohio into a level of “high” as Dec. 29
  • The title implies that coworkers are dropping like flies due to illnesses when there is no evidence of this in the body of the article.

Recent Articles

Respiratory Virus Activity on the Rise Across the US

Respiratory Virus Activity on the Rise Across the US

Broke On: Monday, 01 January 2024 Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States Covid-19 is leading driver of hospitalizations Flu rapidly increasing in many regions RSV activity slowed down but remains elevated Young children and older adults are most affected by this wave of winter respiratory pathogens.