Scott McLean,

Scott McLean is an International Correspondent for CNN, based in Istanbul. McLean has covered various events and stories around the world, including natural disasters, political events, and human interest pieces. He speaks French and is studying Arabic.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/profiles/scott-mclean-profile

44%

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

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • McLean uses the term 'CNN's Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter', which implies that his coverage is biased towards a specific perspective and not objective.

Conflicts of Interest

35%

Examples:

  • There are no clear conflicts of interest in this article. However, McLean is based in Istanbul and may have personal or professional ties to the city that could influence his reporting.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • The statement 'Erdogan’s party lost the popular vote for the first time since it started running for elections in 2002’ is false.' This contradicts the article's own claim that Erdogan conceded defeat on behalf of his party Sunday night.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • McLean uses editor's note to introduce his story, which can be seen as a way of framing the narrative and influencing the reader's perception. He also does not provide any evidence or sources for his claim that Erdogan played a big role in the election.

Recent Articles

CHP Wins Stunning Victory in Istanbul, Dealing a Blow to Erdogan's AKP Party

CHP Wins Stunning Victory in Istanbul, Dealing a Blow to Erdogan's AKP Party

Broke On: Monday, 01 April 2024 In the March 31, 2024 local elections in Turkey, the main opposition party CHP won a stunning victory in several major cities including Istanbul by more than one million votes. This was a significant blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Despite using all state power at his disposal, Erdogan was unable to help his party win the elections. The election results showed that voters were not motivated by an affinity for Israel but rather economic strains such as high inflation and slow growth brought on by aggressive monetary-tightening regime.