Dave Williams

Dave Williams is a Capitol Beat reporter covering Georgia politics and policy. He has been working in journalism for over 15 years and has covered various topics such as elections, education, immigration, crime, and health care.

Biography:  https://capitol-beat.org/

38%

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

10%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide any balanced or alternative viewpoints on the issues raised by the bill.
  • The article is biased in favor of the Republican Party and against the American Library Association (ALA).
  • The article uses emotive language such as 'controversial', 'opposing', and 'banningũ to portray the ALA in a negative light.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article also fails to mention any financial interests or donations from library associations or book publishers that could influence its reporting.
  • The article mentions that Sen. Larry Walker III is the chief sponsor of Senate Bill 390, but does not disclose his political affiliation or any potential conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article contradicts itself by stating that 'their agenda and politics don't match with conservative Georgia valuesũ, but then reporting on the ALA's work in promoting literacy and access to information for all people.
  • The article implies that the bill is necessary to protect Georgians from harmful or inappropriate materials, but does not provide any evidence or examples of such materials being available through the ALA.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • The article also omits any mention of legal challenges or opposition to the bill from other stakeholders such as civil rights groups, librarians, or authors.
  • The article does not provide any context or background on the ALA's role in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library materials selection or opposing book banning and censorship.
  • The article uses deceptive practices such as omitting relevant information and presenting one-sided arguments to persuade the reader of a certain viewpoint.

Recent Articles

Georgia Senate Bans Libraries from Using ALA Funds

Georgia Senate Bans Libraries from Using ALA Funds

Broke On: Friday, 01 March 2024 Georgia's Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would ban libraries from spending public or private funds on services offered by the American Library Association (ALA). The measure, Senate Bill 390, was approved in a vote of 33 to 20. Democrats opposed it, saying the ALA offered valuable services and had long defended free speech and artistic expression. However, one of the bill's authors, Republican Sen. Larry Walker III said that the group's agenda and politics were inconsistent with Georgia's conservative values.