Tony Schinella

Tony Schinella is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster with three decades of media experience in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has won more than 40 local journalism awards in both states in multiple formats. A native of the 603, Tony has been the field editor for Patch, off and on, since May 2011. Patch sites in NH include Amherst, Bedford, Concord, Exeter, Hampton-North Hampton, Londonderry Manchester Merrimack milford nashua Portsmouth Salem Windham Across NH Patch. email: tony.schinella@patch.com LinkedIn:<https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-schinella-28655>

Biography:  https://patch.com/users/tony-schinella

70%

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

80%

Examples:

  • The author states that “it is important that you save your vote for the general election”
  • The author states that “voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans to elect Donald Trump again.”

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear bias towards voting for Joe Biden and against Donald Trump.
  • There are no obvious conflicts of interest in this article.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Artificial intelligence has now entered the realm of political dirty tricks. On Sunday night, some voters in New Hampshire were hit with a fake dirty tricks robocall featuring the altered voice of President Joe Biden recommending voters skip the primary on Tuesday and save their votes for the general election.
  • Kathy Sullivan, former chairwoman of New Hampshire Democratic Party and member of state's Ballot Law Commission, called the calls 'outright election interference' and an attempt to harass her
  • No Endorsement From State Employees: The SEA/SEIU 1984, one of the largest unions in the state, is not offering an endorsement for the primary.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The title of the article implies that it will be discussing a fake robocall made to voters in New Hampshire during the primary election. However, upon reading further into the article, it becomes clear that this was not actually a real robocall and there were no calls made to voters at all.
  • “What a bunch of malarky,” which implies that President Biden is endorsing candidates in New Hampshire when he has already stated his intention not to run for president.

Recent Articles

Fake Robocall Targets New Hampshire Primary Voters, Sparking Investigation Calls from Democrats

Fake Robocall Targets New Hampshire Primary Voters, Sparking Investigation Calls from Democrats

Broke On: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 A fake robocall that mimics Joe Biden's voice is reportedly being used in the 2024 New Hampshire primary, urging voters not to vote and save their votes for November. This has led to calls from Democrats for an investigation.