From staff

From left to right: Top row: Regina Lankenau, Assistant Op-Ed Editor. Raj Mankad, Deputy Opinion Editor. Colleen Baker, Audience Producer. Middle row: Joe Holley, Senior Editorial Writer. Lisa Falkenberg, Editor. Sharon Steinmann, Video Journalist.

Biography:  https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/meet-the-houston-chronicle-editorial-board-bio-15386101.php

39%

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

70%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear bias towards the National Weather Service and their hard freeze warning. They also have a bias against Houston Public.
  • The author quotes someone else without disclosing their source.

Conflicts of Interest

1%

Examples:

  • Colleen Baker is the Houston Chronicle's audience producer. She has a conflict of interest as she works for the newspaper that covers her work.
  • Raj Mankad is the op-ed editor at The Houston Chronicle. He believes in making room at the table for voices from across political spectrum and all diversity.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • <p>Houston Public</p>
  • The author quotes someone else without disclosing their source.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • <p>Houston Public</p✟
  • The author quotes someone else without disclosing their source.

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