Sean McNulty

- Jonathan V Last, The Bulwark Share The Ankler is the flagship brand within Ankler Media, a company formed in January 2022 and helmed by Janice Min, CEO and editor in chief, and Richard Rushfield, editorial director and chief columnist. Called a “hit Hollywood newsletter” by the New York Times, and one of Fast Company’s “9 Newsletters That Make You Smarter”, The Ankler newsletter launched in 2017 and quickly became the most buzzed-about voice in coverage of the entertainment industry. Created by veteran reporter Rushfield as a smart and sharp-edged alternative to traditional trade reporting, The Ankler was a much-passed-around grassroots phenomenon among industry leaders, referred to as the weekly “Memo to Hollywood”. Today, The Ankler continues to reflect the inside conversation of Hollywood, staying true to the original mission of uncompromised information through an expanded suite of newsletters, series, features, news, analysis, podcasts and events. Our fast-growing audience of 60,ⰴ Share The Ankler Special features articles and essays that we publish each week including Richard Rushfield's flagship column on the latest in the industry.

Biography:  https://theankler.com/about

40%

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

80%

Examples:

  • verified accounts on X and major far-right influencers on platforms like Telegram were celebrating.
  • white supremacists online celebrated.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article contains selective reporting by focusing on positive job related news for disabled individuals while ignoring other societal shifts such as increased WFH work.
  • The author quotes a source without disclosing it and then proceeds to use information from that source as if it were their own.
  • The author states that there are well-paying jobs in journalism despite evidence to the contrary.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article contains selective reporting by focusing on positive job related news for disabled individuals while ignoring other societal shifts such as increased WFH work.
  • The author quotes a source without disclosing it and then proceeds to use information from that source as if it were their own.
  • The author states that there are well-paying jobs in journalism despite evidence to the contrary.

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