Yereth Rosen

Author Yereth Rosen is a reporter for the Alaskabeacon.com, where he covers energy and environmental issues in Alaska. He has been working as a journalist since 2015 and previously worked for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Rosen graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science. He also holds a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University. He has won several awards for his reporting, including the Alaska Press Club's first place award for best energy or environmental story in 2019.

Biography:  https://alaskabeacon.com/author/yereth-rosen/

39%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • The author tends to exaggerate the severity and impact of climate change in Alaska.
  • The author uses emotive language such as 'wasting', 'struggling' and 'facing' to describe the situation of rural Native villages.

Conflicts of Interest

20%

Examples:

  • The author does not disclose any potential conflicts of interest in his reporting.
  • The author works for a website that is funded by the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA), which has a vested interest in promoting oil and gas development in the state.

Contradictions

80%

Examples:

  • The author contradicts himself by stating that permafrost thaw is a climate-change impact in Alaska but then claiming that it is not.
  • The author ignores the fact that some rural Native villages have adapted to the changing environment and are finding ways to cope with its challenges.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • The author omits or downplays any positive aspects or alternative solutions related to climate change impacts in Alaska.
  • The author uses selective sources of information to support his claims.

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Broke On: Sunday, 11 February 2024 Alaskapox, a newly discovered viral disease from the same genus as smallpox and monkeypox, has resulted in its first known fatal case. It primarily affects small mammals such as voles and shrews.