Mike Hale

Mike Hale is a television critic at The New York Times. He covers new and old television shows across various platforms. Mike has been with The Times since 1995, serving as an editor and writer in the arts section before becoming a full-time television critic in 2009. Prior to joining The Times, he worked at the San Jose Mercury News and the Peninsula Times-Tribune in Palo Alto, California. Mike studied English at Stanford University after growing up in Northwood, Iowa. As a Times journalist, he adheres to the standards of integrity outlined in The Times's Ethical Journalism handbook. Mike can be contacted at mikehale@nytimes.com.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/mike-hale

87%

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 author uses language like 'bore' and 'spills tea about his rich acquaintances,' implying that Capote is not worthy of sympathy or understanding
  • The author uses language like 'cold-blooded' to describe society, which implies there is no hope for change or improvement
  • The author uses language like 'oppressive patriarchs who pass judgment on Capote,' implying that the swans are not worthy of sympathy or understanding
  • The resourcefulness and sanity Jo displays in space define her for the audience so that we stay on her side when things start to go wrong on Earth.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Henry, a scientist who seems fixated on CAL readings, is obsessed with quantum physics principles like entanglement and observer effect.
  • Jo hears voices that can't be heard and sees things that aren't there after being left alone to solve her problems.
  • The show jumps back five weeks to trace the start of Jo's troubles on the International Space Station.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram) is the main character, who was found dead in a lake and speaks through voice-over.
  • The title of the article is 'Lady in the Lake Series-Premiere Recap'.
  • Two bodies are discovered in the lake - one Black woman and one Jewish woman.
  • Wallace White (Charlie Hofheimer) is a local anchor who provides commentary during a Thanksgiving parade scene.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • But Har’el doesn’t manage to pull them together.
  • The bigger news here is a snub: no nomination for the seventh season of the two-time winner 'Rick and Morty.'
  • You can't make a documentary about Germany in the 1930s and ’40s without holding the United States of the 2010s and ’20s in your mind.

Recent Articles

Two Tragic Lives Intertwined: The Search for Justice in 1960s Baltimore

Two Tragic Lives Intertwined: The Search for Justice in 1960s Baltimore

Broke On: Friday, 19 July 2024 In 1960s Baltimore, two women's lives intertwine: Tessie Durst, a missing Jewish girl whose body is found in a lake, and Cleo Johnson, a Black mother drawn into the criminal underworld. Maddie Schwartz leaves her family to join the search party and becomes a journalist; Cleo seeks better life opportunities but falls under control of men. Amidst their parallel struggles for agency, Tessie's disappearance shocks Baltimore's community.
Abbott Elementary Earns Nine Emmy Nominations: Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph React

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Apple TV's Constellation: A Psychological Mystery in Space

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Feud: Capote vs. The Swans - A Look at Truman Capote's Exile from the Elite

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Broke On: Saturday, 03 February 2024 Truman Capote, a prominent American writer and socialite of the 1960s, wrote an article for Esquire in 1975 titled La Cote Basque which was a thinly veiled account of his private life with friends. The latest installment of Ryan Murphy's anthology series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans explores themes such as discrimination against gay men, rigid patriarchy among socialites and rapid changes in culture that perplexed them.