Matt Adams,

Matt Adams is an experienced journalist who has been working at FOX59/CBS4 since 2003. He started as a producer on the morning show and later transitioned to the web department in 2012. As part of the Indianapolis digital team, he was awarded a regional Murrow Award for Digital Excellence in 2022. The FOX59 station itself also received a Murrow for Overall Excellence that year. Adams covers news stories in Indianapolis and beyond, focusing on high-profile cases and crime stories in central Indiana. He is also a published author with an interest in science fiction, fantasy, and sports teams such as the Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers, and Cincinnati Reds. Born and raised in Indiana, Matt has lived in Indianapolis since 2003.

Biography:  https://fox59.com/author/mattadamsfox59/

78%

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

100%

Examples:

  • Matt Adams appears to be a neutral reporter with no clear signs of personal or political bias in his work.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • There are no clear signs of conflicts of interest in Adams' work.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • In one of his articles, Adams reported contradictory information about an incident where a teacher allegedly recorded a student being attacked and failed to intervene. The teacher is also accused of orchestrating a 'fight club-style discipline' and holding the boy down on two occasions, allowing other students to hit him.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • In the same article, Adams was found to have presented misleading information by showing a different video during a parent-teacher conference and downplaying the severity of the student's claims.

Recent Articles

Former Indianapolis Teacher Accused of Encouraging Student Fights, Including Vulnerable Child

Former Indianapolis Teacher Accused of Encouraging Student Fights, Including Vulnerable Child

Broke On: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 A former teacher in Indianapolis is accused of encouraging and recording fights between students, including a vulnerable 7-year-old child with disabilities. The alleged attacks occurred at George Washington Carver Montessori IPS School 87 over three months. The child is now being homeschooled due to the traumatic experience. The teacher was suspended upon learning of the incident, but no further information has been released as the matter is still under investigation.