Alec Regimbal

Alec Regimbal is a politics reporter at SFGATE. He graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. A Washington State native, Alec previously wrote for the Yakima Herald-Republic and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He also spent two years as a political aide in the Washington State Legislature.

Biography:  https://www.sfgate.com/author/alec-regimbal/

80%

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 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

83%

Examples:

  • A man in a pastel orange shirt do a Nazi salute,
  • and another man with a bullhorn began shouting at Morton and her crew.
  • I was unable to hear what exactly the man said, but one crew member was sure that the man had threatened the crew, saying he was going to kill them and their families.

Conflicts of Interest

96%

Examples:

  • [Conglomerates] could use funds from CJPA to continue to buy up local California newspapers, strip them of journalists, and create more ghost papers that operate with a skeleton crew to produce only low-cost, and often low-quality, content.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

62%

Examples:

  • Google announced Friday that it will temporarily remove links to news websites in California for a small number of users
  • Proponents of the bill have said it comes down to fairness.
  • The bill would require online platforms like Google, Facebook and Microsoft to pay online publishers a percentage of the revenue those companies make from selling digital ads alongside the outlet's content.

Recent Articles

San Francisco Bay: A Divided City - Trump's Fundraiser and the Giant Inflatable Chicken Protest

San Francisco Bay: A Divided City - Trump's Fundraiser and the Giant Inflatable Chicken Protest

Broke On: Friday, 07 June 2024 On June 6, 2024, in San Francisco Bay, former President Trump attended a high-powered fundraiser at David Sacks' mansion as an inflatable Trump chicken sailed by during a protest against his presence. The contrasting scenes highlighted the divided opinions towards Trump amidst debates over immigration and border security.
Google Faces Financial Loss Over California Journalism Preservation Act

Google Faces Financial Loss Over California Journalism Preservation Act

Broke On: Saturday, 13 April 2024 Google is removing links to California news websites due to proposed state legislation that aims to support local journalism. The bill requires big tech companies like Google and Facebook to pay a 'journalism usage fee' for linking to news sites based in California. If Google completely blocks content from its search engine, it could suffer financially without news content.