Jessica Garrison

Jessica Garrison is a journalist and author. She has previously covered Los Angeles City Hall, courts, education and the environment for The Los Angeles Times. Her work has won numerous awards including a National Magazine Award for Public Service and George Polk Awards. In addition to her reporting career, she is also the author of “The Devil❩s Harvest,” which tells the story of a contract killer who stalked Central Valley farm towns for years while authorities failed to bring him to justice.

Biography:  https://www.latimes.com/people/jessica-garrison

71%

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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 article contains examples of political bias and religious bias.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • `a long series of benefits that they say would result from raising a new city on a rolling expanse now dedicated to ranching and wind farms.a
  • ✓The tech billionaires who for years secretly amassed land✔

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • If approved by voters in November, other government approvals would then be required. Environmental groups have signaled lawsuits are possible which could tie up the matter in court.
  • The project for so long was shrouded in mystery and became ensnared in controversy last year amid unfounded speculation that the land buyers were foreign agents intent on espionage.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • a long series of benefits that they say would result from raising a new city on a rolling expanse now dedicated to ranching and wind farms.
  • `shrouded in mystery and became ensnared in controversy last year amid unfounded speculation that the land buyers were foreign agents intent on espionage.✓
  • ✓The tech billionaires who for years secretly amassed land✔

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