Alex Simon

Alex Simon is the sports editor for SFGate and has been in journalism for years as an editor, reporter and adjunct professor. He has degrees from Elon University and Arizona State University. When not at a sporting event or playing sports himself, Alex enjoys finding a good dive bar.

Biography:  https://www.sfgate.com/author/alex-simon/

54%

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 article discusses the signing of Blake Snell by the San Francisco Giants and how it was a result of his agent's mistake. The author also mentions that Snell is rostered in 98.8% of ESPN standard leagues which suggests that he may be overvalued.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article discusses the signing of Blake Snell by the San Francisco Giants and how it was a result of his agent's mistake. The author also mentions that Snell is rostered in 98.8% of ESPN standard leagues which suggests that he may be overvalued.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • The article discusses the signing of Blake Snell by the San Francisco Giants and how it was a result of his agent's mistake. The author also mentions that Snell is rostered in 98.8% of ESPN standard leagues which suggests that he may be overvalued.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article discusses the signing of Blake Snell by the San Francisco Giants and how it was a result of his agent's mistake. The author also mentions that Snell is rostered in 98.8% of ESPN standard leagues which suggests that he may be overvalued.

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