Maria Cramer,

Maria Cramer is a New York Times reporter covering the New York Police Department and crime in the city and surrounding areas. She has previously worked at The Trenton Times and The Boston Globe, where she covered municipal and school board meetings, as well as the police, state, and federal courts. Cramer is also a member of The Times’ investigations team. In her current role, she strives to explain the vast and complicated organization of the New York Police Department to the public while maintaining journalistic ethics and accuracy. She can be contacted at maria.cramer@nytimes.com.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/maria-cramer

87%

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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

86%

Examples:

  • The author has a tendency to present both sides of a story, sometimes allowing prosecutors to violate central tenets of criminal trials by asking the defendant to be judged on charges other than those presented.
  • The author occasionally uses sensationalist language that may be misleading.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The author covers the New York Police Department and crime in the city and surrounding areas, potentially leading to a conflict of interest due to their close relationship with law enforcement officials.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • In another article, the author failed to provide evidence or statistics supporting claims about increased safety measures for commuters and visitors.
  • The author has been found to allow prosecutors to call women who testified about assaults unrelated to the charges against Harvey Weinstein in one of their articles.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The author failed to provide evidence or statistics supporting claims about increased safety measures for commuters and visitors.
  • The author uses sensationalist language such as “hundreds of National Guard soldiers” which is misleading because it suggests an overwhelming presence on the subway platforms.
  • The title implies that National Guard and State Police will patrol the subways and check bags permanently when in fact they are only doing so temporarily to address a recent spike in crime.

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