Author: Alaina

Alaina Yee is a Senior Editor at PCWorld with over 14 years of experience in technology and video games journalism. She has written about various topics such as CPUs, Windows, PC building, Chrome, Raspberry Pi and more while also focusing on security to help people protect themselves online. Her work has appeared in publications like PC Gamer, IGN, Maximum PC and Official Xbox Magazine. As a resident bargain hunter (#slickdeals) at PCWorld, she assists people in finding the best deals for their needs.

Biography:  https://www.pcworld.com/author/ayee

87%

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

95%

Examples:

  • The biases found in the articles include promoting Gigabyte's products and emphasizing security without providing a balanced view of alternatives.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • There is an indication of conflict of interest in the biases, as Alaina Yee has been covering topics related to companies like Gigabyte for a long time and may have developed a relationship with them.

Contradictions

89%

Examples:

  • Another contradiction is that while one article mentions a 360Hz refresh rate for a smaller monitor, another article states that Gigabyte's version of a dual-screen laptop has a 144Hz refresh rate.
  • The contradictions found in the articles include conflicting information about the refresh rate of monitors and Gigabyte's involvement in dual-screen laptops.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The deceptions found in the articles include not disclosing potential conflicts of interest and using sensationalist language to grab attention.

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