Micah Washington

Micah Washington is a digital rotational program associate at NBC News Group covering media, sports, and consumer news. He joined the company in 2021 as a production assistant for NBC4 Washington after graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. His primary topics of coverage include media industry developments, sports business news, and consumer affairs.

Biography:  https://www.cnbc.com/micah-washington/

78%

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

90%

Examples:

  • However, he generally maintains an objective tone in his reporting.
  • Micah has a slight tendency to present information with a slant, as seen in his coverage of Joe Rogan.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • However, he does not let this influence his reporting.
  • Micah has a potential conflict of interest due to his employer, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, having business ties with companies mentioned in his articles.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Despite this, there are no major contradictions in his work.
  • Micah made an error in reporting about Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan, which was later corrected after The Wall Street Journal reported the actual details.

Deceptions

65%

Examples:

  • For example, he claimed Spotify signed a $250 million deal with Joe Rogan, which was later proven false.
  • Micah occasionally uses misleading language or presents information out of context.

Recent Articles

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Joe Rogan's Podcast Leaves Spotify Exclusive Deal for Broader Distribution

Joe Rogan's Podcast Leaves Spotify Exclusive Deal for Broader Distribution

Broke On: Saturday, 03 February 2024 Joe Rogan, a popular podcaster and comedian, has signed a new multiyear partnership deal with Spotify. Under the agreement, his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience will no longer be exclusive to the audio app and instead will be distributed to other platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube.