Ross Barkan

Ross Barkan is a journalist who covers politics and government in New York State. He has worked as a reporter for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, and City & State NY. He also runs the newsletter Inside City Hall.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/magazine/new-york-democrats.html

67%

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

100%

Examples:

  • The author is a contributing writer for the New York Times magazine and has no apparent bias in his reporting.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has a potential conflict of interest as he is part of the same media outlet that published an investigation into George Santos' lies and fabrications. The author does not disclose this connection in his article.

Contradictions

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims that George Santos won a crucial House seat in New York by eight points, but this contradicts other sources that show he lost the district to Lee Zeldin by eight points. The author also implies that the Democratic Party's failure in New York was due to internal divisions and a weak state organization, but does not provide any evidence for these claims.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The author uses deceptive practices such as omitting important facts or presenting them in a misleading way. For example, he does not mention that George Santos was under investigation by local and federal authorities for lying on his biography and financial disclosures. He also does not provide any context or analysis of the reasons behind the Democratic Party's losses in New York.

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Securing Borders Before Addressing Illegal Immigration: A Look at the New York 3rd Congressional District Special Election

Broke On: Friday, 09 February 2024 The special election for New York's 3rd Congressional District is on Tuesday. Candidates Tom Suozzi (D) and Mazi Pilip (R) have clashed over immigration and border security, but agree that the US needs to secure its borders first.