Paul Heintz

Our team Paul Heintz, Editor-in-Chief Paul Heintz joined VTDigger as managing editor in January 2021 and was named editor-in-chief in November 2022. He previously spent nine years at Burlington’s Seven Days newspaper, serving as a reporter, columnist and political editor. During that time, he was named journalist of the year by the New England Society of News Editors and won the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s Morley L. Piper First Amendment Award for his successful advocacy for Vermont’s first media shield law. Heintz previously worked in the U.S. House of Representatives and for the Brattleboro Reformer and the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He has thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and thru-paddled the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Stories by Paul Email Paul: pheintz@vtdigger.org

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78%

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

85%

Examples:

  • The article contains a clear example of religious bias.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The title implies that Sen. Bernie Sanders' office was damaged by an arson attack when it was actually just his door that caught fire due to someone spraying accelerant on it and lighting a fire.

Recent Articles

Police Search for Suspect in Fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Office in Vermont

Police Search for Suspect in Fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Office in Vermont

Broke On: Friday, 05 April 2024 Police in Vermont are searching for a suspect who allegedly started a fire outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, causing minor damages but no injuries.