Mary Norkol

Mary Norkol is a reporter for The Chicago Sun-Times and has been covering stories related to tattoos as part of their Inking Well series.

Biography:  https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/mary-norkol

36%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims that annual pay increased 5.4% nationally in December for workers who stayed in their job but it is lower when compared to the previous month which saw a 5.6% increase.
  • The article claims that Illinois workers at private companies saw an annual median pay of $58,400 in 2023 which is just short of the national number.

Conflicts of Interest

18%

Examples:

  • The article claims that private employers added 164,000 jobs in December according to ADP Research Institute.
  • The article does not provide context for what constitutes a job.

Contradictions

18%

Examples:

  • The article claims that annual pay increased 5.4% nationally in December for workers who stayed in their job but it is lower when compared to the previous month which saw a 5.6% increase.
  • The article claims that Illinois workers at private companies saw an annual median pay of $58,400 in 2023 which is just short of the national number.

Deceptions

25%

Examples:

  • The article claims that annual pay increased 5.4% nationally in December for workers who stayed in their job but it is lower when compared to the previous month which saw a 5.6% increase.
  • The article claims that Illinois workers at private companies saw an annual median pay of $58,400 in 2023 which is just short of the national number.

Recent Articles

December Jobs Report Predicts Slower Hiring and Increased Pay

December Jobs Report Predicts Slower Hiring and Increased Pay

Broke On: Friday, 05 January 2024
    The December jobs report is set to be released and economists predict that the US economy added 170,000 jobs in December. This would represent a slowdown from November's gain of 199,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to tick up slightly to 3.8%.