Monica Eng

Monica Eng is an award-winning, veteran Chicago reporter. She has worked in Chicago journalism for more than three decades starting at the Chicago Sun-Times and moving to the Chicago Tribune and WBEZ. She has served as an Axios Chicago reporter since the summer of 2021. emailmonica.eng@axios.com

Biography:  https://www.axios.com/authors/meng

57%

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 article mentions how some residents at a Pilsen shelter were not immunized against measles, which could be interpreted as an attempt to dehumanize migrants and imply they are a threat to public health due to their lack of vaccination status.
  • The author uses language that implies providing comprehensive medical screenings and vaccinations to all new arrivals would be too expensive for taxpayers.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author may be biased towards the city government or other institutions that are responsible for public health policies.
  • The author may have a conflict of interest as she has worked for multiple media outlets that are competing for audience and advertising revenue.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article mentions how the city's first measles case this year was not from the shelter, which could be interpreted as an attempt to downplay the role of migrants in spreading disease.
  • The statement 'Chicago health officials reported two more cases of measles at a Pilsen migrant shelter' is misleading because it implies that these are new cases when in fact they were previously identified and included in the initial 12 case count mentioned earlier in the article.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide any evidence or sources for the claims made about the cost of providing medical screenings and vaccinations to new arrivals.
  • The article uses vague terms like 'some' and 'could be interpreted as' to downplay the severity of the measles outbreak and its potential impact on migrants.

Recent Articles

Measles Outbreak in Chicago Raises Questions About Migrant Health Care and Vaccinations

Measles Outbreak in Chicago Raises Questions About Migrant Health Care and Vaccinations

Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 12 confirmed cases of measles in Chicago, raising questions about migrant health care and vaccinations. Two CPS students infected.