Sam Gordon

Sam Gordon is a sports reporter primarily covering the Golden State Warriors for the San Francisco Chronicle. He has been with the newspaper since 2017 and has previously worked for ESPN and The Athletic. His reporting focuses on basketball, specifically the NBA, and he provides in-depth analysis of games, players, and team dynamics. Gordon's primary topics include player movements within the league, injuries that impact teams' performances, contract negotiations between players and teams, as well as coaching changes.

Biography:  https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/sam-gordon/

70%

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

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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

92%

Examples:

  • The author uses language that dehumanizes Jusuf Nurkic by referring to him as a 'big man' who is trying to get Draymond Green out of the game. This implies that Nurkic is somehow responsible for Green being injured, which is not true.

Conflicts of Interest

62%

Examples:

  • The author has a conflict of interest in reporting on the Golden State Warriors as he may have personal or financial ties to the team or its players. This could influence his coverage and lead to favorable reporting for the team.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

  • Sam Gordon claims that he knew his goal was to get Draymond Green out of the game which contradicts previous statements made by him about Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. This is an example of deception through omission as it presents a false narrative by only including one statement from Sam Gordon while ignoring other statements that contradict it.
  • The article contains sensationalism and selective reporting as it highlights only one incident between Green and Nurkic while ignoring other incidents where they played together without any issues. This is an example of deception through omission as it presents a false narrative by only including one incident while ignoring other incidents that contradict it.
  • The title of the article implies that Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic traded barbs after Warriors edge Suns but there is no evidence to support this claim. This is an example of sensationalism and selective reporting as it highlights only one incident between Green and Nurkic while ignoring other incidents where they played together without any issues.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • Sam Gordon claims that he knew his goal was to get Draymond Green out of the game which contradicts previous statements made by him about Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. This is an example of deception through omission as it presents a false narrative by only including one statement from Sam Gordon while ignoring other statements that contradict it.
  • The article contains sensationalism and selective reporting as it highlights only one incident between Green and Nurkic while ignoring other incidents where they played together without any issues. This is an example of deception through omission as it presents a false narrative by only including one incident while ignoring other incidents that contradict it.
  • The title of the article implies that Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic traded barbs after Warriors edge Suns but there is no evidence to support this claim. This is an example of sensationalism and selective reporting as it highlights only one incident between Green and Nurkic while ignoring other incidents where they played together without any issues.

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