Sammy Turner

Sammy Turner is a Digital Content Producer for KHOU-TV. His duties include creating and updating original content for all KHOU 11 digital, mobile and social media platforms. Turner is a graduate of the Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in sociology. While taking classes, he started his career as a digital journalist at KVUE-TV in Austin, covering a wide variety of topics ranging from the Austin City Limits Music Festival to Texas politics. Before joining KHOU 11, he worked at WZDX News, the TEGNA station in Huntsville, Alabama. Turner grew up in Houston and has a deep connection to the area. He lives in northwest Houston with his two pets, a dog named Apollo and a snake named Timmy. KHOU 11 on social media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

Biography:  https://www.khou.com/article/about-us/team-bios/sammy-turner/285-a4b74f8c-305b-4e66-84f8-68a61102360b

64%

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:

  • Clenard Parker, 42, stole the big rig out of Chappell Hill.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Parker took off when law enforcement spotted the stolen big rig.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims that Parker crashed into a Texas DPS office in Brenham, but there is no evidence presented to support this claim.

Recent Articles

CDL Renewal Denial Leads to Deadly Crash at Texas DPS Office

CDL Renewal Denial Leads to Deadly Crash at Texas DPS Office

Broke On: Friday, 12 April 2024 On April 12, 2024, a man named Clenard Parker stole an 18-wheeler commercial vehicle and crashed it into the Texas Department of Public Safety office in Brenham. One person was killed and more than a dozen were injured as a result of the crash. The driver had been denied his CDL renewal on Thursday due to eligibility issues, which may have contributed to the incident.