Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer for Future Perfect, Vox's section focused on stories about individuals and organizations working to create positive change in the world. His areas of interest include global health, pandemic prevention, anti-poverty efforts in the US and abroad, economic policy, and conflicts related to philanthropy. He joined Vox in 2014 as one of its first employees and has written on a variety of topics including furries to foreign aid. Prior to Vox, Dylan wrote for the Washington Post, the New Republic, The American Prospect, and Slate. He co-hosted The Weeds podcast and can be reached at dylan.matthews@vox.com or on Twitter @dylanmatt.

Biography:  https://www.vox.com/authors/dylan-matthews

82%

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 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

90%

Examples:

  • In another instance, the author highlights certain aspects of a story while ignoring others to support their viewpoint. For example, they focus on the potential benefits of genetically engineered pigs for transplants without discussing potential risks or complications.
  • The author occasionally presents a biased perspective, such as in the article 'Pig kidney transplants are cool. They shouldn't be necessary.' where they express their opinion that relying on pig kidneys is undesirable.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The author's employer, Vox, is mentioned as providing financial support for the section 'Future Perfect.' This could potentially create a conflict of interest if the author writes favorably about organizations that have received funding from Vox or its donors.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The author uses emotional manipulation by appealing to readers' sympathy towards those suffering from end-stage renal disease and their desire for a cure or treatment that will save lives. For example, they state 'Dialysis is awful compared to transplants.'
  • The author uses selective reporting by only mentioning the positive aspects of pigney transplants while ignoring any potential risks or drawbacks. They state 'Pigneys are exciting because they represent the possibility of a world where dialysis is a relic, like iron lungs for polio.' but do not provide any information on the long-term effects or complications that may arise from using genetically engineered pigs.

Recent Articles

Massachusetts General Hospital Completes World's First Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Transplant in Human History

Massachusetts General Hospital Completes World's First Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Transplant in Human History

Broke On: Thursday, 04 April 2024 Massachusetts General Hospital completes world's first genetically modified pig kidney transplant, marking a significant milestone in medical history.