Ben Kenney

Ben Kenney is a sports journalist who covers college football for Yahoo Sports. He graduated from Wisconsin with a degree in journalism and has been working as a reporter since then. He has covered the Badgers program extensively and has also reported on other Big Ten teams.

Biography:  https://sports.yahoo.com/former-wisconsin-badgers-performed-2024-231338381.html

63%

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

50%

Examples:

  • The author implies that this new structure will steer college football into a sustainable future
  • The author seems to have a bias towards the Big Ten and SEC conferences
  • The author uses sensationalism by referring to the proposed structure as a 'true Alliance'

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The author may be trying to influence public opinion by presenting a biased view on the proposed structure
  • The author may have a conflict of interest as he works for Yahoo Sports, which covers both the Big Ten and SEC conferences

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey have been working closely together at a time when conference expansion has further separated their leagues from other FBS conferences
  • The author contradicts himself by saying that the new structure will take control of college football while also implying that it is not yet finalized

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The author does not provide any evidence or sources for his claims
  • The author uses vague language such as 'in essence' and 'true Alliance' to hide the lack of details on the proposed structure

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