Brooke Leigh

Brooke Leigh Howard is a reporter focusing on race and identity for The Daily Beast. She often writes about racism in the workplace, schools, higher education, and on social media.

Biography:  https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/brooke-leigh-howard

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 author compares Irish immigrants in the 19th century seeking employment as being equivalent to Black Americans seeking employment during the Jim Crow era.
  • The federal judge claimed there was an issue of semantics, that the agency's language serves socially or economically disadvantaged individual[s]. While that seems race-neutral, the Statute defines it in racial terms.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author does not mention any conflicts of interest. However it is worth noting that Brooke Leigh Howard has written articles about racism and identity for The Daily Beast which could be considered a potential conflict of interest.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article states a federal judge has ruled that a federal agency created to help minority-owned businesses must open up its services to all races and ethnicities. This statement is misleading as it implies that Judge Pittman's ruling was about changing the policy of the Minority Business Development Agency, when in reality he only ruled on three specific cases.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article uses emotional manipulation by stating three business owners from Texas, Florida and Wisconsin checked the boxes when it came to seeking services for their companies but just couldn't satisfy a race-based barrier. This statement implies that these businesses should have been able to receive assistance regardless of their race.

Recent Articles

Three Black Men File Lawsuit Against American Airlines for Racial Discrimination: Body Odor Complaint Deemed Pretext

Three Black Men File Lawsuit Against American Airlines for Racial Discrimination: Body Odor Complaint Deemed Pretext

Broke On: Wednesday, 29 May 2024 Three Black men filed a lawsuit against American Airlines for racial discrimination after being removed from a flight without reason, along with every other Black male passenger. The incident occurred in January 2024 and the plaintiffs allege that they were targeted based on their race, despite no valid complaint. The men experienced feelings of embarrassment, humiliation, and distress during the incident which lasted over an hour. American Airlines is investigating the matter.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Affirmative Action Mandate for Minority-Owned Businesses in Texas

Federal Judge Strikes Down Affirmative Action Mandate for Minority-Owned Businesses in Texas

Broke On: Wednesday, 06 March 2024 A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a Commerce Department program created during the Nixon administration to help minority-owned businesses must offer its services to people of all races and ethnic groups. The ruling is significant as it marks another erosion or striking down federal affirmative action mandates in various arenas, and sets a precedent for other federal agencies to follow in the future.