Wendy Lee

Wendy Lee is an entertainment business reporter who covers streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV+. She also writes about podcasting services, digital media, and talent agencies. Lee was part of a team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news reporting of the fatal shooting on the set of Rust. She has experience covering tech for the San Francisco Chronicle and has worked at KPCC-FM (89.3), the Star Tribune in Minnesota, and the Tennessean. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Biography:  https://www.latimes.com/people/wendy-lee

70%

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

75%

Examples:

  • She has reported on the concerns of Google employees regarding their company's work with Israel and internal issues of retaliation, harassment, and bullying.
  • Wendy Lee has covered topics related to tech companies' business and social responsibilities, such as Google's contract with Israel and the treatment of workers involved.

Conflicts of Interest

90%

Examples:

  • Wendy Lee has worked for multiple media outlets including KPCC-FM, the Star Tribune in Minnesota, and the Tennessean. This suggests a potential conflict of interest when reporting on these organizations.

Contradictions

40%

Examples:

  • In one article, it was mentioned that dozens of Google employees protested at the company's offices. However, no contradictions were found in the specific details of the protests.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • Some statements in Wendy Lee's articles about Google employees' protests were misleading or contained inaccuracies, such as the mention of nine workers being arrested and locked out of their accounts and offices. No evidence was found to support these claims.

Recent Articles

Google Terminates Employment of 28 Employees Following Protests Against Israeli Government Cloud Contract

Google Terminates Employment of 28 Employees Following Protests Against Israeli Government Cloud Contract

Broke On: Thursday, 18 April 2024 Google terminated employment of 28 employees for protesting against the company's $1.2 billion cloud contract with the Israeli government, leading to sit-ins and arrests. No Tech For Apartheid advocated for Google and Amazon to drop involvement due to labor conditions and human rights concerns. Google viewed protests as policy violation, while protesters argued for workers' rights.