Sierra Usmani

Sierra Usmani is a junior integrated marketing communications major and journalism minor at Northern Illinois University. She has been with The Northern Star since her freshman year, serving as an assistant news editor for the past two years. In addition to writing articles on topics such as health, wellness and entertainment, she also covers campus events and local government meetings.

Biography:  https://northernstar.info/staff_name/sierra-usmani/

53%

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

70%

Examples:

  • The article promotes prebiotics and probiotics as supplements but fails to disclose their potential side effects or interactions with other medications

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The author claims that our gut is the king of our body which oversimplifies a complex system
  • The author suggests that certain diets like keto can be problematic for gut health without providing any evidence to support this claim

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article does not provide enough information or sources for the claims made about gut health
  • The author may have a bias towards promoting certain products or diets that benefit their own interests

Recent Articles

The Gut Microbiome: An Extension of Our Own Genetic Makeup and Its Link to Autoimmune Diseases

The Gut Microbiome: An Extension of Our Own Genetic Makeup and Its Link to Autoimmune Diseases

Broke On: Thursday, 11 April 2024 The gut microbiome, a collection of microbes in the body that help maintain health by breaking down food products into compounds absorbed into the bloodstream. An imbalance has been linked to autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's disease, but more research is needed. The focus on gut health is often driven by commercial interests rather than scientific evidence.