Kent Babb

Washington, D.C. Sports features writer for The Washington Post Education: University of South Carolina, BA in journalism Kent Babb has covered sports for the Washington Post since 2012 and is currently assigned to its Sports and Society enterprise team. His journalism often explores the intersections of sports and cultural issues, such as politics, mental health, and race. Babb’s work was included three times in The Best American Sports Writing anthology and was selected in the inaugural edition of The Year’s Best Sports Writing. The winner of numerous national awards, his features have honored three times by The Associated Press Sports Editors as the nation’s best. Babb is the author of two widely acclaimed books on college football.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/kent-babb/

34%

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

Bias

60%

Examples:

  • Additionally, the mention that Reese's NIL rights are estimated to be worth multiples more than her WNBA maximum salary implies that there is an emphasis on money in this article.
  • The author uses the phrase 'God bless you' to describe Kim Mulkey which is a clear example of religious bias.

Conflicts of Interest

10%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

70%

Examples:

  • Clark tied the NCAA Tournament record with nine 3-pointers and broke open a 45-45 halftime score with four 3-pointers in the third quarter.
  • Iowa's Caitlin Clark scored 41 points to lift the top-seeded Hawkeyes past defending champion LSU in a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Tournament championship game.

Deceptions

20%

Examples:

  • Tammy Mulkey says she wishes she could have it all back which implies that her sister is successful in life but fails to mention what success means for Kim Mulkey.
  • The author describes Tammy Mulkey's childhood memories as 'precious and warm'.

Recent Articles

Iowa Hawkeyes vs LSU Tigers: A Rematch for the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship

Iowa Hawkeyes vs LSU Tigers: A Rematch for the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship

Broke On: Sunday, 31 March 2024 Iowa defeats LSU in a thrilling rematch to reach the Final Four, as Clark shines with nine 3-pointers and 41 points.