Ben Casselman,

Ben Casselman is a reporter covering the U.S. economy for The New York Times. He covers a broad beat and makes an effort to talk to people with diverse perspectives and experiences to identify gaps in his reporting. His background includes reporting on the economy in various ways, such as real estate, oil industry, and recovery from the Great Recession for The Wall Street Journal and FiveThirtyEight. Casselman is also a teacher at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He takes high ethical standards seriously and does not own individual company stocks or accept gifts from sources that might figure into his reporting. His articles often incorporate data and data visualization to tell better stories. Casselman grew up in Boston, graduated from Columbia University, and currently lives in Brooklyn.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casselman

97%

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

98%

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  • The author has a slight bias towards reporting factual information without taking sides in political or policy debates.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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  • No conflicts of interest were found in the author's articles.

Contradictions

98%

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  • The author's articles contain minor contradictions which are noted and scored accordingly.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • The author does not use deceptive practices in their reporting.

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Broke On: Wednesday, 15 May 2024 Inflation eased slightly in April with overall and core rates decreasing, marking the lowest annual increase in core inflation since early 2021. Grocery prices fell for the first time in a year, while housing and gas prices continued to drive overall inflation higher. The latest data reinforced expectations for Federal Reserve policy easing.
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Broke On: Tuesday, 16 April 2024 Fed officials Williams and Bostic express doubts about immediate interest rate cuts, but inflation remains a concern for some. Cleveland Fed President Mester projects achieving the projected three rate cuts by 2024 will be close. Chair Powell suggests rate cuts could be delayed due to stubborn inflation readings, while New York Fed President Williams indicates another hike may be necessary.