Kristin Fisher

Kristin Fisher Space and Defense Correspondent Kristin Fisher joined CNN in July 2021 as the network’s Space and Defense Correspondent. In that role, she covers everything from NASA and the newly created Space Force, to commercial space companies and the advent of space tourism. Latest Kristin Fisher joined CNN in July 2021 as the network’s Space and Defense Correspondent. In that role, she covers everything from NASA and the newly created Space Force, to commercial space companies and the advent of space tourism. As the daughter of two NASA astronauts, Kristin grew up in the space industry and spent the last five years covering the Trump and Biden Administration’s space policies as a White House Correspondent for FOX News. During that time, she also covered two presidential impeachment trials, the 2020 presdiential campaign, and two administration’s efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. She also traveled extensively with the President and Vice President, including a top secret trip to Afghanistan with former President Donald Trump. Prior to joining the network in 2015, Kristin spent nearly a decade working her way up through local TV news markets in Grand Junction, Colorado; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Washington, D.C. where she won an Emmy Award as a one-man-band reporter for the city’s CBS affiliate. Using her skills behind the camera, Kristin founded Field Mouse Films in 2014, which specialized in making documentary-style films for corporate clients including Uber and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Kristin earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Boston University. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and their three year old daughter.

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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:

  • The author quotes Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren as saying that allowing human remains to touch down on the lunar surface would be an affront to many indigenous cultures and revere the moon.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The Navajo Nation has expressed concerns about human remains being carried to the moon before this recent development.

Deceptions

50%

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Recent Articles

Moon Lander Launch Criticized for Sending Human Remains to Space

Moon Lander Launch Criticized for Sending Human Remains to Space

Broke On: Saturday, 06 January 2024 The upcoming moon lander launch is facing criticism for its cargo, including the ashes of people receiving space funerals. This echoes a past incident with new twists brought about by today's global and commercially-aided moon rush. Indigenous peoples hold the moon sacred and sending human remains there can be seen as an act of desecration. The Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren stated that allowing human remains to touch down on the moon would be an affront to many indigenous cultures who revere it.