Alice Yin,

Alice Yin is a reporter for the Tribune's metro desk, covering Chicago City Hall. She has experience in statehouse reporting and investigative journalism. She graduated from Medill School of Journalism and her biography URL is https://www.chicagotribune.com/author/alice-yin/ IsValidBiography: true

Biography:  https://www.chicagotribune.com/author/alice-yin/

52%

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:

  • Mayor Brandon Johnson's “tax the rich” agenda
  • Shelter evictions

Conflicts of Interest

60%

Examples:

  • Mayor Johnson did not contribute to the state and county funding plan for migrant crisis
  • The referendum would benefit Mayor Johnson's agenda and his reelection campaign

Contradictions

80%

Examples:

  • Bring Chicago Home would raise taxes for property sales above $1 million, but it failed to establish a quorum in City Council hearing
  • Mayor Johnson promised co-governance with aldermen, but he has clashed with them on several issues

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • Alice Yin does not explicitly state her own opinions or biases in her articles
  • The article uses vague terms like “win” and “failure” without providing specific evidence

Recent Articles

Chicago voters to decide on controversial real estate tax referendum in March 2024

Chicago voters to decide on controversial real estate tax referendum in March 2024

Broke On: Monday, 18 March 2024 Chicago voters will decide on a controversial tax referendum in March 2024 that aims to address homelessness by reducing the real estate transfer tax for properties under $1 million and increasing it for homes and commercial buildings over $1 million. However, opponents argue that this new tax is unconstitutional and could lead to higher property taxes on homeowners due to shifting burden from commercial properties.