Jessica A.

Jessica A. York is a journalist who has been working since 2004, covering Santa Cruz County public safety, courts, and homelessness for the Sentinel. She has experience on both coasts in various roles. Her articles focus primarily on local news related to public safety and community issues.

Biography:  https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/jessica-york/

60%

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

98%

Examples:

  • Jessica York appears to maintain a neutral reporting stance in her articles, without any clear signs of personal or political bias.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • Another article reports on a man who was found alive after being lost for nine days, but states he survived for ten days in the wilderness.
  • In an article about a missing woman, Jessica reports that the woman's remains may have been found but the case is still being tried in a different county due to her digital activity in the area where she was last seen.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • In one of her articles, Jessica mentions that a train and a car collided but does not specify who or what was at fault for the accident.

Recent Articles

Man Survives Ten Days in Santa Cruz Mountains After Getting Lost During Hike Amid Wildfire Damage

Man Survives Ten Days in Santa Cruz Mountains After Getting Lost During Hike Amid Wildfire Damage

Broke On: Tuesday, 11 June 2024 A 34-year-old man, Lukas McClish, survived ten days in the Santa Cruz Mountains after getting lost during a hike due to wildfire damage. He drank water from creeks and ate wild berries to stay alive. McClish was found near Foreman Creek and taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Missing Person Found Dead In Berkeley; Boyfriend Arrested For Murder

Missing Person Found Dead In Berkeley; Boyfriend Arrested For Murder

Broke On: Friday, 05 January 2024
    Missing person found dead in Berkeley Boyfriend arrested for murder of missing woman Body discovered near University Avenue and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California.