Ed Shanahan

Ed Shanahan is a rewrite reporter and editor covering breaking news and general assignments on the Metro desk. He was previously a senior staff editor on the Business desk and a staff editor on the Metro copy desk. Before joining The Times in 2014, he was a senior editor at The American Lawyer, Reader's Digest, AARP's My Generation and Brill's Content; a freelance writer and editor for various New York publications; and a staff reporter at The Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.), The Daily Journal (Elizabeth, N.J.), The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, N.J.) and The Hudson Dispatch (Union City, N.J.). Latest

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/ed-shanahan

64%

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 implies that Flaco was alive when he was spotted by people in the city, but this is unclear.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article states that Flaco had been found on the ground after hitting a building on West 89th Street. This suggests that he may have died from an accident rather than foul play.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Central Park Zoo officials hope that whoever vandalized Flaco's enclosure will be arrested, allowing him to live in captivity again. This contradicts the fact that he died and was not harmed by a human.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not mention who conducted the necropsy or what they found. This leaves out important information about the cause of Flaco's death and raises questions about transparency.

Recent Articles

Flaco, the Owl Who Escaped from Central Park Zoo and Died After Collision with Building

Flaco, the Owl Who Escaped from Central Park Zoo and Died After Collision with Building

Broke On: Saturday, 24 February 2024 Flaco, the escaped owl who lived on the loose in Manhattan for a year, has died after an apparent collision with a building. The Wildlife Conservation Society found him dead and declared him deceased.