Adam Wagner,

Adam Wagner Adam Wagner covers climate change and other environmental issues in North Carolina. His work is produced with financial support from the Hartfield Foundation and Green South Foundation, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners, as part of an independent journalism fellowship program. Wagner’s previous work at The News & Observer included coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and North Carolina’s recovery from recent hurricanes. He previously worked at the Wilmington StarNews. FEATURED CONTENT LATEST FROM ADAM WAGNER

Biography:  https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/230634094

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 article implies that pollen is harmful and causes allergies without providing any evidence or context

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article is funded by environmental foundations
  • The author has previously covered hurricanes and vaccine rollout

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Grass pollen levels in 2024 are expected to be below average in most of New Jersey and most of the Atlantic seaboard.
  • Pollen counts from ragweed and other summer weeds are expected to be higher than average across most of the eastern United States this year.
  • Tree pollen levels are expected to be worse than average across most of the eastern United States this year

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The sentence 'Pollen settles on shoes in Raleigh on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Juli Leonard jleonard@newsobserver.com’ suggests that all yellow dusting is caused by tree pollen which is not the case.
  • The statement 'Typically, DEQ’s highest counts in Downtown Raleigh are recorded between the last week of March and the second week of April‗ is misleading as it implies that pollen levels peak at this time when in reality they occur around midday.

Recent Articles

Early Start to Tree Pollen Season Due to Warm Winter Weather in Pittsburgh, PA

Early Start to Tree Pollen Season Due to Warm Winter Weather in Pittsburgh, PA

Broke On: Thursday, 21 March 2024 Spring has arrived and with it comes the start of tree pollen season. Warmer weather in winter contributes to an earlier than expected tree pollen season.