Miriam Fauzia

Miriam Fauzia is a journalist for the New York Times who covers science and nature topics. She has been with the newspaper since 2019 and has written several articles on various animals, including marsupials, trilobites, whales, chimpanzees, monkeys, saber-tooth cats and dire wolves.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/miriam-fauzia

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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

100%

Examples:

  • The articles are mostly based on scientific studies but they use catchy headlines that may not reflect the full scope or accuracy of the research.
  • The author seems to have a bias towards sensationalizing and exaggerating the stories of animals.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • However, there may be some implicit biases in her choice of topics that favor certain animals over others.
  • The author does not appear to have any conflicts of interest as she is a journalist for the New York Times and not a researcher or advocate.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • However, they do not seem to have any malicious or fraudulent intent.
  • The articles are deceptive in the sense that they present simplified and dramatized versions of scientific findings.

Recent Articles

Male Antechinus' Unique Breeding Behavior: Sleep Deprivation and High Sexual Selection

Male Antechinus' Unique Breeding Behavior: Sleep Deprivation and High Sexual Selection

Broke On: Thursday, 25 January 2024 Male antechinus, small marsupials from Australia, forgo sleep during their breeding season to mate with every female and then die en masse. This behavior is unique among mammals as most animals need both sleep and reproduction to survive. The study found that male antechinus moved around more during the breeding season than non-breeding males, on average 20% lower sleep time per day compared with non-breeding season. One male's sleep time was over 50% lower. This behavior is thought to be driven by strong sexual selection and a need for genetic diversity in the population.