Jericka Duncan

Jericka Duncan CBS/Michele Crowe Jericka Duncan is a national correspondent and anchor of the Sunday edition of the "CBS Weekend News." She's based in New York City. Duncan, who has been a CBS News correspondent since 2013, has reported such significant stories as accusations against R Kelly, Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein; the shooting deaths of four Marines and a Navy sailor in Chattanooga; the 70th anniversary of D-Day and Normandy; as well as a variety of national breaking news stories. In 2018, she spent time in Washington D.C. covering the White House. Most recently, Duncan reported from Pennsylvania for the 2020 presidential election and interviewed the mother of Breonna Taylor, including breaking the news to the CBS audience that no one would be charged directly with Taylor's death. She also was one of the first network correspondents on the ground in Alabama to cover the passage of that state's most restrictive abortion bill since Roe v. Wade. In 2018, she spent time in Washington D.C. covering the White House. Duncan has also reported a variety of national breaking news stories that have taken her outside of the United States. Duncan is an Emmy-nominated journalist who has received several awards for her reporting, including two National Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and honors from the Associated Press and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, which named her Journalist of the Year in 2012. Before joining CBS News, Duncan spent three years at KYW, the CBS-owned TV station in Philadelphia. At KYW, she earned first place from the Associated Press for a series of reports on disabled adults who were held captive in a Social Security scam. Duncan also covered Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Before that, Duncan was a reporter for WIVB (CBS) in Buffalo, N.Y., from 2007 to 2010. While there, she received a local Emmy Award in the best morning show category for her winter storm coverage in 2008. In 2009, she was one of the first reporters at the scene of a plane crash near Buffalo that killed 50 people. Her coverage contributed to the station winning two national Edward M. Murrow Awards. She began her career in 2005 in nearby Elmira, N.Y., where she covered the search for Ralph "Bucky" Phillips -- the longest manhunt for a fugitive in state history. Duncan received a New York State Broadcasters Association Award for Best Spot News Coverage in 2007. Duncan graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with a degree in communications. She recently received a Juris Master in American Legal Studies from Liberty University. Duncan is an NAACP Image Award recipient. In 2006, she was a fellow at a North Carolina A&T conference on childhood obesity. Duncan is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and has volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Club and the Black Leadership Commission on AIDS. In her spare time, she enjoys running, reading and spending time with her family. Follow Jericka Duncan on Twitter Thanks for reading CBS NEWS. Create your free account or log in for more features. Please enter email address to continue Please enter valid email address to continue

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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

100%

Examples:

  • The article is biased against the hospital and its staff who treated Brittany Watts.
  • The article uses sensationalist language such as 'graphic content' to try and manipulate readers into thinking this is an extreme case when it is not.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

Contradictions

15%

Examples:

  • Brittany Watts was charged with a felony after her miscarriage.
  • The hospital report states that Brittany understood her risk of complications including hemorrhage, sepsis or death.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article misrepresents the fact that Brittany Watts was charged with a felony for abuse of corpse when she was actually charged with a misdemeanor and ultimately had the charges dismissed.
  • The author implies that Brittany Watts left hospital against medical advice which was not true according to her own statement.

Recent Articles

Ohio Woman Charged with Felony for Miscarriage, Fetus Flushed Down Toilet

Ohio Woman Charged with Felony for Miscarriage, Fetus Flushed Down Toilet

Broke On: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio and was charged with a felony for abuse of corpse after attempting to flush the fetus down the toilet. The charges were later dismissed by an Ohio grand jury.