Laura Simon

Laura Simon is a journalist who works for FOX 2 News in St. Louis. She covers various topics including crime and justice issues. She has been with the station since [year] and has won several awards for her reporting. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in journalism and also interned at NBC Chicago during college. In her spare time, she enjoys running, yoga, and volunteering for Alzheimer's awareness events.

Biography:  https://fox2now.com/author/laura-simon/

54%

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

50%

Examples:

  • The article uses biased language such as

Conflicts of Interest

45%

Examples:

  • Dorsey was represented by a public defender during his trial and appeals, which raises questions about whether he received adequate legal representation.
  • The article does not disclose any potential conflicts of interest that Dorsey may have had with his victims or the criminal justice system.

Contradictions

65%

Examples:

  • Dorsey had sought financial help from Sarah Bonnie earlier that day to pay two drug dealers at his apartment. That night, after the Bonnies went to bed, Dorsey used a shotgun from the garage to murder the couple before sexually assaulting Sarah Bonnie's body.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The article also does not mention any mitigating factors that could influence the reader's opinion of him and his sentence, such as his history of abuse, addiction, or mental illness.
  • The article does not provide any information that could help the reader understand Dorsey's motives or mental state at the time of the crime.

Recent Articles

Missouri to Execute Brian Dorsey for 2006 Murders Despite Clemency Petition

Missouri to Execute Brian Dorsey for 2006 Murders Despite Clemency Petition

Broke On: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 On April 9, 2024, Brian Dorsey will be executed for the murders of his cousin Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben Bonnie in December 2006. Despite a clemency petition arguing remorse and rehabilitation, Governor Mike Parson denied it on April 7th. The execution is set at Potosi Correctional Center.