Keith Bradsher,

Keith Bradsher is the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, covering a wide range of news in China. He has long specialized in coverage of China's economy, international trade, monetary and currency policy, energy, manufacturing and the auto industry. He has also covered or contributed to coverage of Chinese politics, geopolitics, diplomacy, human rights and natural disasters. Bradsher has been covering business and economics for The Times for over 30 years in various capacities including bureau chief in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Detroit, Washington correspondent and a business writer in New York. He has lived and reported in mainland China since 2016, covering topics such as manufacturing growth, trade tensions, as well as other issues. Bradsher is committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in The New York Times' Ethical Journalism Handbook.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/keith-bradsher

95%

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

100%

Examples:

  • Keith Bradsher appears to maintain a neutral and objective stance in his reporting, presenting factual information without any clear signs of personal or ideological bias.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • There are no clear instances of conflict of interest in Keith Bradsher's articles.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • In the article 'China's Leaders Offer High Hopes, but Few Details for Road to Recovery', Keith contradicts himself when he states that China faces 'a new wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation' while also stating that China's top leader Xi Jinping called officials together to hammer out ideas to pull the country's economy out of its doldrums.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • No deceptive practices were found in Keith Bradsher's articles.

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