Shawna Khalafi

Shawna Khalafi is a reporter and weekend evening anchor for FOX5 News. Shawna grew up in Denver and graduated with honors from the University of Miami in 2015. She has since worked in newsrooms across the country, from Florida to California, covering crime, weather, politics and sports. During her time in Fresno, she won an Emmy for her reporting on the Creek Fire - the largest single wildfire in California history at the time. Shawna is also a proud Miami Hurricanes fan and a sometimes-proud Denver Broncos fan. On her days off, you can find Shawna with her playful 7-year-old pitbull Cash, exploring their new home and enjoying the Vegas sunshine. Don’t hesitate to say hi if you see them out and about! UNLV adds security guards, more video surveillance for spring semester Updated: Jan. 9, 2024 at 6:01 PM PST |

95%

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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The article presents the closing of the Tropicana hotel as a sad and emotional event that affects many people. It uses words like

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear conflict of interest as she works for the same news channel that is owned by MGM Resorts International, which owns the New York-New York hotel that replaced the Tropicana. The article does not disclose this information to the readers and implies that there is no other option than to close down the historic hotel.

Contradictions

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • The article deceives the readers by presenting a biased and one-sided view of the closure of the Tropicana hotel. It does not provide any information about why MGM Resorts International decided to close down the hotel or what impact it will have on Las Vegas tourism and culture.

Recent Articles

The Tropicana Las Vegas, A Historic Hotel-Casino Closing Its Doors After 65 Years

The Tropicana Las Vegas, A Historic Hotel-Casino Closing Its Doors After 65 Years

Broke On: Monday, 01 April 2024 The Tropicana Las Vegas, a hotel-casino that opened in 1956 and cost $15 million to build with ties to organized crime through reputed mobster Frank Costello, is closing its doors at noon Tuesday after being the third oldest on the Strip.