Heather Kovar

Heather Kovar is a Weekend Anchor at KBTX, where she anchors the Friday 5pm and weekend news broadcasts. With over 25 years of experience in television news, Heather has worked across the globe and won multiple Emmys and a Murrow award for her anchoring and reporting. She has covered several major news events including 9/11, political campaigns for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, and New York COVID-19 Nursing Home investigative reports. Prior to joining KBTX in May 2023, Heather held roles at various news organizations including KXAS in Dallas, WKTV in Utica, NY, Reuters Business News NYC, News 12 NY, KVUE in Austin and WRGB in Albany, NY. She has also been featured in HERLIFE Magazine. Heather is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a BA in Journalism and BA in Psychology.

Biography:  https://www.kbtx.com/authors/Heather.Kovar/

74%

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

81%

Examples:

  • The author has a history of working for multiple news organizations and has won numerous awards for her journalism.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The author's past roles at various news organizations may potentially create conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • The article reports on a cybersecurity issue impacting Change Healthcare, but does not provide evidence to support the claim.
  • The article states that the Baylor Scott & White network was not affected by the cyberattack, while Optum (a division of UnitedHealth Group) is providing updates online about the incident.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The author claims a cyberattack has impacted one of the largest healthcare technology companies in the United States without providing evidence.

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Broke On: Saturday, 06 July 2024 Mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders have been issued for several Texas Gulf Coast counties as Hurricane Beryl approaches, expected to make landfall on Monday. The storm is predicted to bring dangerous storm surge, heavy rain, and potential life-threatening water rises in the affected areas.
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Causes Nationwide Outage, Pharmacies Struggle with Prescriptions

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Causes Nationwide Outage, Pharmacies Struggle with Prescriptions

Broke On: Sunday, 25 February 2024 A cyberattack on Change Healthcare's computer network has caused a nationwide outage in the transmission of data between healthcare providers and insurance companies. The disruption is expected to last through the day according to Optum, the IT company for Change Healthcare. Pharmacies around the country are having trouble processing some prescriptions due to this incident. The American Hospital Association urged health-care organizations to disconnect from Optum until it is deemed safe to reconnect. Baylor Scott & White Health in Bryan, Texas immediately severed known connections identified by Change Healthcare as at risk or potentially involved with the issues.