Alex Wilhelm

Alex Wilhelm is a senior reporter at TechCrunch and host of the Equity podcast. He covers startups, venture capital, and emerging technologies. Prior to joining TechCrunch, he worked for Crunchbase News as editor in chief and The Next Web as a writer.

Biography:  https://techcrunch.com/author/alex-wilhelm/

36%

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:

  • The author occasionally uses positive or neutral language when describing new products or services.
  • The author tends to write about the tech industry and its trends.

Conflicts of Interest

10%

Examples:

  • The author does not disclose any personal or financial interests related to the topics he covers.
  • The author has written for multiple publications and may have conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

25%

Examples:

  • There are no contradictions found in the articles provided

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • The author sometimes exaggerates the importance of certain events or trends in his articles.
  • The author uses quotes from other sources without proper context or attribution.

Recent Articles

Discord Introduces Ads: Sponsored Quests for PC Gamers Offer In-Game Rewards

Discord Introduces Ads: Sponsored Quests for PC Gamers Offer In-Game Rewards

Broke On: Sunday, 31 March 2024 Discord, a social media platform for gamers and other groups to chat while playing games, is introducing ads. The company has been ad-free since its launch in 2015 but will now be showing sponsored quests that offer PC gamers in-game rewards for completing tasks. Discord plans to hire more than a dozen ad salespeople and users can choose not to engage with the ads if they wish.