Stephanie Hayes

Stephanie Hayes is a columnist at Tampa Bay Times. She started her career as a reporter covering local governments, higher education, nightlife, obituaries and performing arts before becoming an editor overseeing arts and culture coverage. In 2021 she became syndicated worldwide via Creators Syndicate. Her columns often focus on the 'lighter side of life' but also give 'side-eye to Florida'. She is a stepmom, fledgling novelist, amateur makeup artist and avid host of parties with too much food.

Biography:  https://www.tampabay.com/author/stephanie-hayes/

67%

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:
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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

57%

Examples:

  • The author shows a clear bias against Florida and its government by using phrases such as 'Florida will sip happily from that malted milkshake' and 'Ooh, we love to regress around here'.
  • The author uses emotionally charged language to describe the measles outbreak in Florida.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear conflict of interest as they are writing about Florida while being employed by a Florida-based news organization.
  • The author's bias against Florida and its government may influence their reporting.

Contradictions

62%

Examples:

  • The author claims that people here like to live on the waterfront but does not provide any evidence or context for this claim.
  • The author contradicts themselves by stating that Florida has a year-round pleasant weather and then mentioning recent conditions being rivaling those of Seattle due to El Niño.

Deceptions

65%

Examples:

  • The author uses emotionally charged language to create fear and urgency around vaccination rates.
  • The author uses phrases such as 'If there is a way to slip socially backward into the pages of an Archie’s Double Digest' which creates a false sense of nostalgia for the past and implies that Florida has regressed in time.

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