Paula Span

Paula Span is a journalist who covers aging and health issues for The New York Times. She has been with the newspaper since 2013 and previously worked as a correspondent for Kaiser Health News. She has written several articles on topics such as alcohol consumption, long-term care, intergenerational living, and spousal moves to nursing homes. Her work often explores the challenges and opportunities faced by older adults in today's society. Her biography can be found at https://www.nytimes.com/by/paula-span

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/paula-span

56%

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

80%

Examples:

  • The author seems to downplay the negative effects of alcohol consumption among older Americans and presents it as a normal part of aging.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • . The author does not disclose any conflicts of interest.
  • . The source of the title question is unclear and may be biased.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • There are no contradictions found in this article

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article contains a deception in the form of an unexplained phone call that interrupts the narrative

Recent Articles

Alarming Rise in Women's Alcohol-Related Liver Disease: Biden Administration Takes Steps to Address the Issue

Alarming Rise in Women's Alcohol-Related Liver Disease: Biden Administration Takes Steps to Address the Issue

Broke On: Sunday, 31 March 2024 Alcohol-related liver disease among women is on the rise, prompting concern from the Biden administration. The trend towards more women drinking themselves sick is seen as an alarming development and steps are being taken to address it.