Jennifer Dowling

Jennifer Dowling joined the FOX 13 News team as a reporter in 2022. Dowling comes to Seattle from KOIN-TV in Portland where she spent a number of years covering issues important to people in the Pacific Northwest. She also worked on the investigative "Problem Solvers" team for FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, MI and served as a lead anchor and reporter in Lansing, MI and Rapid City, SD. An award-winning journalist, Dowling won an Emmy for her work during an outbreak of late November Michigan storms. She also received an Emmy nomination and a regional Edward R. Murrow award for coverage of the social justice movement, protests, and riots in Portland. She has also received nominations for environmental reporting, investigative reporting, and an Associated Press award for Investigative Journalism. Dowling has covered a wide range of breaking news and other historic events. Her other journalistic credits include covering one of the largest mass shootings in Oregon history at Umpqua Community College, reporting on the destructive Eagle Creek and Beachie Creek fires in Oregon, interviewing President Obama, and exposing a number of issues important to the public, including the formation of a political action committee linked to influencing the spending of public funds. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring natural areas and hiking trails, backpacking with her cat Athena and sharing their adventures on Instagram. She also enjoys writing fiction and nonfiction. She looks forward to continuing to bring you quality reports on the issues that are important to Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

Biography:  https://www.fox13seattle.com/person/d/jennifer-dowling

53%

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

70%

Examples:

  • The article implies that syphilis is a fictional disease from Stranger Things rather than a serious public health issue.
  • The article uses sensationalist language such as 'fight', 'rise' and 'quadrupled' to exaggerate the problem of syphilis in Pierce County.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Syphilis cases have quadrupled in Pierce County from 2016 to 2022.
  • Two cases of congenital syphilis were reported among babies born to infected mothers in the county.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article fails to mention any other aspects of the campaign or how successful it was in raising awareness about syphilis cases in Pierce County.
  • The title implies that a billboard campaign was launched, but this is not entirely accurate as it only mentions one aspect of the campaign which used pop culture references such as Stranger Things and Jurassic Park to attract attention.

Recent Articles

Native American Syphilis Rates Triple Since 2016, Leaders Call for Public Health Emergency Declaration

Native American Syphilis Rates Triple Since 2016, Leaders Call for Public Health Emergency Declaration

Broke On: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 Native Americans face a syphilis crisis, with soaring infection rates and congenital cases. Tribal leaders request emergency declaration from federal government as COVID diverts resources.