Lanie Lee

Lanie Lee is an American journalist who currently works for CBS42 in Birmingham, Alabama. She covers a variety of topics including crime, politics and education.

Biography:  https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/passenger-assaults-flight-attendant-is-banned-from-american-airlines-for-life/

42%

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 article does not provide any context or background information about why the passenger assaulted the flight attendant.
  • The article seems to have a bias towards sensationalizing the incident and making it seem more violent than it was.

Conflicts of Interest

30%

Examples:

  • However, there is a potential conflict of interest with American Airlines sponsoring the news segment and possibly having an incentive to portray the incident in a negative light.
  • The article does not appear to have any conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • The article states that Charlie Clark was studying construction management from Cape Town, South Africa, which could be seen as implying that he is a foreign student. However, it does not mention anything about the other two victims who were also killed in the crash.
  • The headline claims that three people were killed in a car crash on U.S. 287 including a Birmingham teen, but it does not mention anything about the other two victims who were also hurt and transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • The article uses emotional language such as

Recent Articles

Three University of Wyoming Swimmers Killed in Car Crash on U.S 287 South of Laramie

Three University of Wyoming Swimmers Killed in Car Crash on U.S 287 South of Laramie

Broke On: Friday, 23 February 2024 Three members of the University of Wyoming's swimming and diving team were killed in a car crash on U.S 287 near Laramie, Wyoming.