Donovan Erskine

Donovan Erskine is a young journalist from Maryland with a major in broadcast journalism. He interned for Shacknews during college and joined the team full-time after graduating from Bowie State University in 2020. Donovan is passionate about video games, particularly Star Wars and films, and enjoys discussing these topics on Twitter @Donimals_. His articles cover news related to gaming and entertainment.

Biography:  https://www.shacknews.com/author/donovan-erskine

81%

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

90%

Examples:

  • The author appears to have a neutral reporting style with no clear signs of intentional bias in the provided articles.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The author interned for Shacknews throughout college and joined the team full-time after graduation. This could potentially lead to a conflict of interest, but no clear examples of such conflicts have been found in the articles.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • No contradictions were found in the articles.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The author used an outdated term ('1999' in the title) to refer to a game that was actually released in 2013. This could be seen as a minor form of deception.

Recent Articles

Warframe: Bridging the Past with Lotus Eaters and Journeying to 1999

Warframe: Bridging the Past with Lotus Eaters and Journeying to 1999

Broke On: Sunday, 21 July 2024 In 2024, Warframe, the acclaimed online third-person shooter by Digital Extremes, unveils two major updates. The August release of Lotus Eaters reintroduces a cherished character from Whispers in the Walls and introduces Sevagoth Prime. Later in the year, Warframe: 1999 transports players to 1999 for an adventure with infamous Dr. Entrati and new Warframe CYTE-09, promising retro Protoframes, skins, weapons, mounts like Atomicycle and a romance system.
Twitch Bans Implied Nudity in Response to Meta

Twitch Bans Implied Nudity in Response to Meta

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 January 2024 Twitch has updated its sexual content guidelines to ban implied nudity on the platform. Streamers who covered themselves with black censor bars or positioned their camera frames in such a way that viewers could not see them fully clothed were responsible for this meta.