Cindy Boren,

Washington, D.C. Reporter covering sports breaking news Education: Southeast Missouri, BA in English and journalism Cindy Boren spent most of her career in traditional sports journalism before becoming increasingly interested in digital publishing. She moved from an editing role in sports to writing about national sports stories, adding analysis and commentary, as founder of The Early Lead blog in 2010.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/cindy-boren/

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 contains multiple examples of religious bias.
  • The author uses the phrase 'defending champion LSU' which implies that they are a team to be respected and admired because they won the previous year. This is an example of halo effect where a positive attribute (winning) is used to infer other positive attributes.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author spent most of her career in traditional sports journalism before becoming increasingly interested in digital publishing.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • Houston men and Stanford women survived in overtime
  • The article also mentions Stanford as being in overtime against Iowa State, but does not mention any bias towards either school.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article contains an example of deception by omission as it does not disclose that Purdue and Connecticut got big days from their respective big men because they were playing against weaker opponents.
  • The author uses sensationalism by stating that Houston men and Stanford women survived in overtime when it is not clear if they actually won or lost their games.

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James Madison University: From Regional to National Brand in Sports

James Madison University: From Regional to National Brand in Sports

Broke On: Monday, 25 March 2024 James Madison University has had a successful 11-win football season and won national titles in women's lacrosse and softball. These successes are the result of a decade-long plan to elevate James Madison from regional to national brand.