Jon Brodkin

Jon Brodkin is a senior IT reporter for Ars Technica. He covers a wide array of telecom and tech policy topics and has been reporting on these issues since 2011. Jon graduated from Boston University with a degree in journalism and has spent over 20 years as a full-time journalist, including six years as a newspaper reporter before joining Ars Technica. He is also the author of several books related to technology policy.

Biography:  https://arstechnica.com/author/jon-brodkin/

74%

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 has a bias towards reporting on technology policy topics and providing analysis of the impact of these policies. They also have a bias towards covering controversial issues in this field.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has a conflict of interest with Intuit as they have reported on their advertising practices and the FTC investigation into them. However, this does not appear to significantly impact the author's reporting.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • There are no contradictions found in the author's articles.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • There are no deceptions found in the author's articles.

Recent Articles

FTC Orders Intuit to Stop Advertising TurboTax as Free, Cites Deceptive Marketing Practices

FTC Orders Intuit to Stop Advertising TurboTax as Free, Cites Deceptive Marketing Practices

Broke On: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 The FTC has ordered Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, to stop advertising its tax filing software as free for many consumers who are ineligible. The company engaged in deceptive marketing practices and violated federal law prohibiting unfair business practices. According to the final order released on Monday (2024-01-23), TurboTax must inform consumers that most filers will not qualify for free tax filing services.