WBRC Digital

WBRC is a news station that provides coverage of events happening in the community. The station has a team of experienced journalists and reporters who are dedicated to delivering accurate and timely news to the public. Some of the team members include Gillian Brooks, Bria Chatman, Steve Crocker, Brittany Dionne, Jonathan Hardison, Lauren Harksen, Sheldon Haygood, Jennifer Horton, Clare Huddleston, Russell Jones, Jeh Jeh Pruitt, Kelvin Reynolds, Aajene Robinson, Janice Rogers, Tristan Ruppert, Jonathan Skinner, Sarah Verser, Tonia Michele (Meteorologist), Matt Daniel (Meteorologist), Mickey Ferguson (Meteorologist), Fred Hunter (Meteorologist) Wes Wyatt(Chief Meteorologist) Gray DC Bureau team and many more. The team works together to provide comprehensive coverage of news, sports, weather, and traffic. WBRC also has a strong commitment to investigative journalism through its Investigate TV team which includes Lee Zurik (Lead), Jamie Grey, Greg Phillips, Rachel DePompa, Caresse Jackman, Jon Decker (White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor), Jill Riepenhoff, Emily Featherston, Owen Hornstein, Daniela Molina and Daniel Heffner. The team focuses on exposing corruption, scams and rip-offs to hold those in power accountable.

Biography:  https://www.wbrc.com/about-us/meet-the-team/

80%

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

85%

Examples:

  • The article is deceptive in several ways.
  • ]This level of loss is distressing, unacceptable and cannot be tolerated.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Gillian Brooks grew up in Pittsburgh, the hustle and bustle of the Steel City inspired Gillian to pursue a career in news.
  • Jonathan Hardison’s worked at television stations in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Evansville, Indiana, before joining the WBRC FOX6 News team in October 2007.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin's cousin was one of the seven victims.
  • Four men were killed in a shooting at a neighborhood car wash in Birmingham, Alabama. One of them was Randall Woodfin's cousin.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • At least four people were killed and nine others were wounded in a shooting at a Birmingham, Alabama nightclub on 27th Street North.
  • Four people were killed and nine others were injured in a drive-by shooting at an adult birthday party in Birmingham.
  • The article is deceptive in several ways.

Recent Articles

Seven Dead, Twelve Injured: Two Separate Shooting Incidents Rock Birmingham on July 13, 2024

Seven Dead, Twelve Injured: Two Separate Shooting Incidents Rock Birmingham on July 13, 2024

Broke On: Saturday, 13 July 2024 In a devastating night for Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2024, seven people were killed and twelve others injured in two separate shootings. The first incident claimed the lives of an adult male, an adult female, and a young child in Echo Highlands neighborhood. Three hours later, outside a North Birmingham nightclub on 27th Street North, four more lives were lost and nine others were injured. Police are investigating both incidents and asking for public help as Birmingham grapples with a surge in violence, reporting 89 homicides this year compared to last year's 74.
Assistant Principal Arrested for Alleged Involvement in Decade-Old Triple Homicide

Assistant Principal Arrested for Alleged Involvement in Decade-Old Triple Homicide

Broke On: Sunday, 13 January 2013 Assistant Principal Keante Yaundell Harris of McAdory Middle School in Alabama was arrested for his role in a 2013 triple homicide case. Victims Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson, Quinones King, and Rodney Cottrell were lured to a residence in Jonesboro, Georgia, where they were taken captive and later killed. Harris is charged with three counts of malice murder along with Kenneth Thompson, Kevin Harris, and Darrell Harris.
Four Men Killed in Shooting at Neighborhood Car Wash in Birmingham, Alabama

Four Men Killed in Shooting at Neighborhood Car Wash in Birmingham, Alabama

Broke On: Saturday, 17 February 2024 On February 17th, four men were killed in a shooting at a car wash in Birmingham, Alabama. The victims had apparent gunshot wounds and one or more of them were targeted by the unknown suspect who opened fire on them while they were at the car wash. Terrell Edwards, Kevin McGhee, Cortez Ray and Talton Tate are identified as the four men killed.