Katie Dowd

Katie Dowd is the SFGATE managing editor. She oversees the website's newsroom and helps guide its coverage of Bay Area and state news, as well as national and international stories that resonate with local readers. Katie has held various editorial roles at SFGATE since joining the company in 2013, including stints on the breaking news desk, general assignment reporting and managing the site's social media accounts. Prior to SFGATE, she worked as a reporter for several newspapers in Northern California. In her current role, Katie manages a team of editors and reporters who are responsible for delivering timely, accurate and engaging news stories to SFGATE's audience. She is also an active member of the Associated Press Media Editors and the Online News Association. In her free time, Katie enjoys hiking, reading and exploring the Bay Area with her family.

Biography:  https://www.sfgate.com/author/katie-dowd/

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

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:

  • For the first time in 30 years, someone has been killed by a mountain lion in Northern California.

Conflicts of Interest

90%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

92%

Examples:

  • The article claims that people are 1000 times more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a mountain lion. This statement is misleading and not entirely accurate.
  • The article states that the last verified deadly mountain lion encounter in Northern California was three decades ago when a woman named Barbara Schoener was killed by one. However, this information is incorrect as there have been more recent fatal encounters with mountain lions in other parts of California such as Orange County.

Deceptions

65%

Examples:

  • A Bay Area TV news anchor had a lucky meeting with Brock Purdy.

Recent Articles

Three Tourists Identified: Murdered in Well During Surfing Vacation in Ensenada, Mexico

Three Tourists Identified: Murdered in Well During Surfing Vacation in Ensenada, Mexico

Broke On: Sunday, 05 May 2024 Three tourists, Callum Robinson from Australia and Carter Rhoad from the US, along with his brother Jake Robinson, went missing while surfing near Ensenada, Mexico. Their bodies were found in a well on Saturday with gunshot wounds to the head. Mexican authorities have arrested three suspects in connection to the case, which is being treated as a kidnapping attempt gone wrong.
Mountain Lion Kills Man in Northern California for First Time in Over Three Decades, Separating Brothers During Fight for Survival

Mountain Lion Kills Man in Northern California for First Time in Over Three Decades, Separating Brothers During Fight for Survival

Broke On: Sunday, 24 March 2024 A mountain lion killed a man in Northern California for the first time in over three decades on March 24, 2024. The attack occurred on Darling Ridge Road near Placerville and separated two brothers during their fight for survival. One brother was found with traumatic injuries to his face while the other was missing but later discovered dead next to the crouched mountain lion that had been scaring off people in the area.