Sydney Kidd,

Sydney Kidd is a Boise-based journalist who has been covering the city for several years. She has written extensively on issues related to infrastructure and development in the area. In addition to her work as a reporter, she also hosts a podcast focused on local news and politics.

Biography:  https://boisedev.com/author/sydneykidd/

62%

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

75%

Examples:

  • The articles provided are biased towards the negative aspects of the hangar collapse. The author uses sensationalist language such as 'fairly catastrophic' to describe the event and withholds information about OSHA investigation into cause of collapse.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The articles provided do not provide any evidence of conflict of interest on the part of the author.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The articles provided contradict each other in terms of the number of people injured in the hangar collapse. One article states that nine people were hurt while another states that three people were killed and nine others were injured.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The articles provided use sensationalist language and withhold information about OSHA investigation into cause of collapse. They also lack transparency in describing rescue efforts specifically challenging rescues involving hoists done by BFD's technical rescue team.

Recent Articles

Boise Airport Hangar Collapse Kills Three, Injures Nine in Idaho

Boise Airport Hangar Collapse Kills Three, Injures Nine in Idaho

Broke On: Saturday, 03 February 2024 A privately owned hangar under construction at the Boise Airport in Idaho collapsed on Wednesday evening, killing three people and injuring nine others. The cause of the collapse is still being investigated by OSHA.