Ashley Lee

Ashley Lee is a staff reporter at the Los Angeles Times, where she writes about theater, movies, television and the bustling intersection of the stage and the screen. An alum of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center’s National Critics Institute and Poynter’s Power of Diverse Voices, she leads workshops on arts journalism at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. She was previously a New York-based editor at the Hollywood Reporter and has written for the Washington Post, Backstage and American Theatre, among others. She is currently working remotely alongside her dog, Oliver.

Biography:  https://www.latimes.com/people/ashley-lee

53%

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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

100%

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  • The article does not show any signs of bias in favor of or against any group or individual.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

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Contradictions

85%

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  • However, it does not provide any examples or analysis of how these contradictions affect the message or quality of the story.
  • The article acknowledges some contradictions between the original movie and the new musical adaptation, such as the change in Janis's sexual orientation and the nature of her bullying.

Deceptions

50%

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  • The article does not appear to be deceptive or misleading in any way. It provides a clear and concise summary of the new musical adaptation and its differences from the original movie.

Recent Articles

Mean Girls: A Musical Adaptation of the 2018 Broadway Production

Mean Girls: A Musical Adaptation of the 2018 Broadway Production

Broke On: Saturday, 13 January 2024 The new Mean Girls musical adaptation updates the original film with contemporary sensitivities and acknowledges two decades since its release. Tina Fey wrote both screenplays for the movies, and Janis Ian has become queer in this version. The apology exercise scene from the original movie is updated to reflect a new generation's social ecosystem, while Janis calls out insidious ways women deceive each other in her anthemic showstopper song.