Derrick Ward,

Derrick Ward is a general assignment reporter for News4. A native of the District of Columbia, Ward grew up in Marshall Heights and the H Street Corridor in Northeast. He lived through the 1968 riots and documented his experiences on News4 as part of the station™s 40th anniversary coverage. Ward attended HD Woodson High School and the University of Maryland. Ward's journalism career began in radio. He worked for WPFW, WAMU and WTOP, covering major stories such as the Iran-Contra hearings, the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon, and the Washington-area sniper shootings. When Ward made the move to television reporting, his first job was at WKBW-TV in Buffalo. He returned to Washington in 2006 and began reporting for News4. When not working, Ward spends time with his three children. He also plays guitar and golf. Ward currently lives in Bowie, Md.

Biography:  https://www.nbcwashington.com/author/derrick-ward-2/

74%

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

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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

75%

Examples:

  • The article uses sensationalism by stating 'two people are dead and five are hurt after a shooting in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood overnight Sunday, police say™.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Police did not announce any arrests or name any suspects in the case.
  • The article quotes DC Police Executive Assistant Chief Jeffrey Carroll as saying 'the cause of the shooting remains under investigation'. However, in a later sentence it states that seven people were shot at this location. This contradicts each other and implies that there was no investigation into what caused the shooting.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not appear to have any deceptive practices

Recent Articles

Two Dead, Five Injured in Early Morning Shooting in Shaw Neighborhood of Washington D.C.

Two Dead, Five Injured in Early Morning Shooting in Shaw Neighborhood of Washington D.C.

Broke On: Sunday, 17 March 2024 A shooting in Washington D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood on March 17th left two people dead and five others injured, near the intersection of 7th Street NW and P Street NW at about seven blocks east of Logan Circle and four blocks north of Mt. Vernon Square.