Madeline Fening

Madeline Fening is CityBeat’s investigative news reporter. Proudly born and raised in Middletown, she attended Bowling Green State University before moving to Austin, Texas where she dabbled in documentary filmmaking, digital news and bartending. Madeline then moved to Cincinnati to work for WCPO 9 News as an assignment editor and web writer, covering breaking pandemic news and real-time crime. Since joining CityBeat, Madeline has drawn the line from national issues down to their local impact through in-depth storytelling about rising fentanyl overdoses, the local Amazon union drive, Ohio’s evolving abortion care landscape, LGBTQ+ rights, police misconduct, and more. Send her news tips: mfening@citybeat.com and follow her on Instagram and Threads at @madelinefening.

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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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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  • The article is biased in favor of the anti-vaccine movement and against health officials.

Conflicts of Interest

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  • The article does not disclose any conflicts of interest for the author or the sources.

Contradictions

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  • The article contradicts itself by claiming that Disney on Ice did not give everyone the measles, while also implying that it was a possible source of infection.

Deceptions

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  • The article is deceptive by presenting false or misleading information about the measles outbreak and Disney on Ice show.

Recent Articles

Cincinnati: Two New Measles Cases Reported at Hyatt Regency and Morton's Steakhouse

Cincinnati: Two New Measles Cases Reported at Hyatt Regency and Morton's Steakhouse

Broke On: Wednesday, 10 April 2024 A visitor from Chicago contracted measles after visiting Cincinnati and potentially exposing others at the Hyatt Regency and Morton's Steakhouse on April 10th. The health department advises people who were at those locations during that time to check their immunity status and isolate if they develop symptoms. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection with no specific treatment, but can be prevented by the MMR vaccine.