Natasha Singer

Natasha Singer is a technology reporter at The New York Times, where she covers tech companies and their tools as they reshape public schools, higher education and job opportunities. She has previously worked as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and taught a course on tech accountability journalism for high school students attending The School of The New York Times. Before joining The Times, Singer was a correspondent for Outside Magazine, covering the environment and biodiversity, and worked in Russia as the Moscow bureau chief of The Forward and a founding editor of Russian Vogue. She graduated from Brown University with a degree in comparative literature.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/natasha-singer

71%

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

86%

Examples:

  • The author presents biased statements by describing the new Florida law as one of the most restrictive measures that a state has enacted to insulate young people from safety risks on social media platforms.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author does not mention any conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The author contradicts themselves by claiming Florida has one of the more restrictive measures that a state has enacted so far in an escalating nationwide push to insulate young people from potential mental health and safety risks on social media platforms, when in fact other states have already enacted similar laws.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The author deceives the reader by claiming that Florida has effectively barred residents under the age of 14 from holding accounts on services like TikTok and Instagram, when in fact other states have already enacted similar laws.

Recent Articles

Baltimore High School Principal's Suspension Over Deepfake Audio: Man Charged with Creating and Disseminating Fake Recording

Baltimore High School Principal's Suspension Over Deepfake Audio: Man Charged with Creating and Disseminating Fake Recording

Broke On: Thursday, 25 April 2024 Baltimore County police revealed that a racist and antisemitic audio recording targeting Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert was a deepfake created using artificial intelligence. Dazhon Darien, a former athletic director, was charged with creating and disseminating the fake recording. Forensic analysis uncovered his use of school network to access AI tools for the deepfake creation. Darien faced charges including disturbing the operation of a school and retaliation against a witness.
Florida Governor Signs Bill Banning Social Media Accounts for Children Under 14

Florida Governor Signs Bill Banning Social Media Accounts for Children Under 14

Broke On: Tuesday, 26 March 2024 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that bans social media accounts for children under 14 and requires parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds. The new legislation is one of the most restrictive measures enacted by any state in the US, effectively barring residents under the age of 14 from holding accounts on services like TikTok and Instagram.