Grace Kay

Grace Kay is a senior reporter on the tech team at Business Insider. She focuses on cutting-edge tech and transportation companies, particularly Tesla and Elon Musk. Before joining Business Insider, Grace worked at Bloomberg and Forbes. Her work has included exclusive reports on Tesla's pay data, layoffs, and internal surveys revealing employee dissatisfaction with Elon Musk's leadership style. She has also covered the EV industry more broadly, including companies like Fisker and Lordstown Motors. Grace can be reached at gkay@businessinsider.com or through Signal at 248-894-6012.

Biography:  https://www.businessinsider.com/author/grace-kay?op=1

75%

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

88%

Examples:

  • Grace has been criticized for not disclosing her relationship with a source in her coverage of Fisker.
  • Grace's reporting on Tesla often highlights Elon Musk's actions and decisions in a positive light.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • Grace previously worked at Bloomberg and Forbes before joining Business Insider.
  • Her coverage of Fisker may have been influenced by her source's relationship with her.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce.
  • Tesla laid off more than 10% of its workforce on Sunday night.
  • Tesla laid off more than 10%, or about 14,000 workers, across the global organization

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • Grace did not disclose her relationship with a source in her coverage of Fisker.
  • The DOJ's lawsuit is presented as a threat to iPhone users when in fact it could potentially improve their experience by making Apple's ecosystem more accessible to outside companies.

Recent Articles

Elon Musk Disputes Biden Administration's New Tariffs on Chinese EVs: A Reversal of Stance for Tesla CEO

Elon Musk Disputes Biden Administration's New Tariffs on Chinese EVs: A Reversal of Stance for Tesla CEO

Broke On: Thursday, 23 May 2024 Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, opposes Biden administration's 100% tariff on Chinese EVs despite facing competition from Chinese automakers like BYD. Musk believes tariffs inhibit free trade and distort markets.
Tesla Announces Layoffs of Over 10% Global Workforce: Impacting 15,000 Employees Amidst Weak First Quarter Deliveries and Intensifying Competition

Tesla Announces Layoffs of Over 10% Global Workforce: Impacting 15,000 Employees Amidst Weak First Quarter Deliveries and Intensifying Competition

Broke On: Tuesday, 16 April 2024 Tesla, the world's most valuable automaker, announced layoffs of over 10% of its global workforce on April 16, affecting approximately 15,000 employees. The cuts follow weak first quarter deliveries and increasing competition in the EV market. Tesla reportedly abandoned plans for a budget-friendly starter car and faced a price war in China. Some employees learned of their layoffs when they couldn't badge into work on Monday.
Apple Faces Lawsuit for Monopolistic Behavior in Smartphone Market

Apple Faces Lawsuit for Monopolistic Behavior in Smartphone Market

Broke On: Monday, 25 March 2024 Apple is being sued by the US Department of Justice for allegedly maintaining a monopoly in the smartphone market through practices such as undermining competitors, using proprietary messaging protocols and blocking third-party apps. This has led to social stigma, exclusion and blame for green chat bubbles users on non-iPhone devices. The lawsuit also mentions the negative cultural and emotional impact of restrictiveness of some Apple products.