Lauren Hirsch

Lauren Hirsch is a reporter for The New York Times who covers deals and big stories on Wall Street. She joined The Times from CNBC in 2020 after covering retail businesses for two years. Prior to that, she was a mergers and acquisitions team leader at Reuters, focusing on consumer and retail deals. Hirsch studied comparative literature at Cornell University and has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/lauren-hirsch

38%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

20%

Examples:

  • The article seems to favor the UFC and its parent company TKO Group by presenting them as victims of a lawsuit rather than exploiters of fighters. The language used is neutral but the tone implies sympathy for the defendants.
  • The author does not challenge or question any claims made by TKO Group or Zuffa, even when they contradict themselves.

Conflicts of Interest

40%

Examples:

  • The author has written about deals and big stories on Wall Street for The New York Times. This could create a conflict of interest when reporting on business-related topics.
  • The author's previous work experience at CNBC and Reuters may have influenced their coverage of the UFC settlement.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article states that Cung Le and other former UFC fighters sued Zuffa in 2014 which is incorrect. The correct information is that they sued TKO Group's parent company at the time, Zuffa in 2014.
  • The author claims that if UFC had lost the suit it could have been forced to pay fighters almost $5 billion but this statement contradicts itself as earlier it stated that Cung Le and other former UFC fighters sued for damages of $1.6 billion which is tripled in antitrust cases.
  • The author claims that TKO Group admitted no wrongdoing but this contradicts the fact that they agreed to pay $335 million as a settlement for antitrust violations.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • The article contains several deceptive practices such as misrepresenting facts, omitting important information, and presenting biased opinions.
  • The author uses vague language to describe the terms of the settlement without providing any sources or details.

Recent Articles

UFC Settles $335 Million in Antitrust Lawsuits, Shareholders Approve Settlement

UFC Settles $335 Million in Antitrust Lawsuits, Shareholders Approve Settlement

Broke On: Thursday, 21 March 2024 The UFC has reached a $335 million settlement in two class action lawsuits brought by ex-UFC fighters, ending an antitrust lawsuit against the organization and making shareholders happy.