Kenneth Chang,

Kenneth Chang is a science reporter with a background in physics, primarily covering NASA and space-related topics for The New York Times. He has studied at Princeton and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has been with The Times since 2000. His work involves asking follow-up questions to scientists' findings, understanding their responses, and presenting this information to readers in an accurate and fair manner. Chang also contributed to the development of early versions of 'A Beginner's Guide to HTML' and designed some of the first web pages in the world during his time at NCSA. He upholds The New York Times' ethical journalism standards, focusing on providing accurate information for readers to form their own opinions on NASA and scientific discoveries.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/kenneth-chang

84%

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

88%

Examples:

  • The use of the phrase 'closer to the charm' in describing SpaceX's Starship test flight can be seen as an indication of the author's hope for success, subtly injecting a sense of optimism.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The author's background as a physics student and research programmer at NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Applications) may lead to a conflict of interest when reporting on topics related to the web's early days or physics research.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • The contradiction in the article about the Boeing Starliner flight being scrubbed and then mentioning that NASA astronauts were on board, when in fact they were not.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The use of passive voice in the sentence 'The rocket traveled almost halfway around the Earth before it was lost as it re-entered the atmosphere.' may lead to a deceptive lack of clarity about who or what is responsible for the loss of the rocket.

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Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 SpaceX's Starship rocket launched on March 14, but the test flight ended in a belly-flop splashdown in the Indian Ocean after re-entering the atmosphere. Despite this setback, SpaceX is continuing to develop its technology for future missions to Mars.