Kerry Burke,

Kerry Burke is an award-winning news reporter for the NY Daily News. Raised in Boston, he has dedicated his adult life to New York, breaking stories in every corner of the city. He currently lives in Harlem. His reporting primarily focuses on crime and public safety, with a recent emphasis on incidents involving violence and accidents. Burke's work often includes unique details that reveal potential conflicts of interest or biases, as well as instances of deception or contradiction.

Biography:  https://www.nydailynews.com/author/kerry-burke/

63%

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

85%

Examples:

  • One source refers to passengers as 'people's belongings', which suggests they were not human beings but rather objects to be moved around.
  • The author uses language that dehumanizes those involved in the incident by referring to them as 'people's belongings' and 'vandalized train'.
  • The author uses language that dehumanizes those involved in the incident by referring to them as 'vandalized train' and 'collision with another train.'.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • One source is an individual who may have a personal connection to the author.
  • The author's description of vandalism on one of the trains which caused its brake cords to be pulled and resulted in a low-speed collision between two subway trains could imply that they have some knowledge about train maintenance or vandalism.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • A No.1 train leaving the W. 96th St. and Broadway subway station jumped the track after a collision with another train.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article mentions that both trains were moving slowly when they collided, but does not mention that this is because the train with vandalized brake cords was stalled as subway workers repaired it.
  • The article states that 'the No. 1 train jumped the track after a collision with another train' when it was actually due to vandalism on one of the trains which caused its brake cords to be pulled and resulted in a low-speed collision between two subway trains.

Recent Articles

Two Killed, Nine Injured: Pickup Truck Crashes into Manhattan's Corlears Hook Park Crowd on July 4th

Two Killed, Nine Injured: Pickup Truck Crashes into Manhattan's Corlears Hook Park Crowd on July 4th

Broke On: Friday, 05 July 2024 During Manhattan's Lower East Side July 4th celebrations, a pickup truck crashed into a crowd at Corlears Hook Park, killing two and injuring nine. The driver, suspected of DUI, was taken into custody after plowing through a stop sign and pinning four victims under the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing.
Subway Trains Collide Near West 96th Street in Manhattan, Injuring At Least Twenty Four People

Subway Trains Collide Near West 96th Street in Manhattan, Injuring At Least Twenty Four People

Broke On: Friday, 05 January 2024 On Thursday, January 4th, a subway train carrying about 300 people collided with an out-of-service train near West 96th Street in Manhattan. The incident began when a No.1 train stalled at 79th St because vandals activated its brakes and went slow speed before it collided with another train carrying transit workers around 3 p.m.