Elizabeth Palmer

Elizabeth Palmer is a senior foreign correspondent for CBS News, covering Asia and reporting from various capitals in the region. She has been based in Moscow (2000-2003) and London (2003-2021) and has reported on conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Syria. Palmer won a duPont Award for her reporting on the Syrian civil war. In addition to her work as a war correspondent, she has covered arts stories for CBS Sunday Morning and other outlets. Before joining CBS News, Palmer worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and CBC's Latin American bureau in Mexico City. She has also contributed to the Columbia Journalism Review and The Globe and Mail.

Biography:  https://www.cbsnews.com/team/elizabeth-palmer/

67%

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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:

  • Kim may come off in the video as a good sport with a bad haircut, but if — as the song says — people follow him, it's because they have no choice. He will stop at nothing to stay in power.
  • The happy utopia it depicts, however, is a cruel lie.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Kim may come off in the video as a good sport with a bad haircut, but if — as the song says — people follow him, it's because they have no choice. He will stop at nothing to stay in power.
  • The happy utopia it depicts, however, is a cruel lie.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • There were no tortured poets in sight for the release of 'Friendly Father,' an energetic pop-style piece of state propaganda praising North Korea's dictatorial leader Kim Jong Un.

Deceptions

20%

Examples:

  • Kim may come off in the video as a good sport with a bad haircut, but if — as the song says — people follow him, it's because they have no choice. He will stop at nothing to stay in power.
  • The happy utopia it depicts, however, is a cruel lie.
  • There were no tortured poets in sight for the release of 'Friendly Father,' an energetic pop-style piece of state propaganda praising North Korea's dictatorial leader Kim Jong Un.

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New Song Titled 'Friendly Father': North Koreans Express Admiration for Kim Jong Un at Pyongyang Development Ceremony

New Song Titled 'Friendly Father': North Koreans Express Admiration for Kim Jong Un at Pyongyang Development Ceremony

Broke On: Thursday, 18 April 2024 North Koreans praise Kim Jong Un as 'Friendly Father' in new song, expressing admiration for their leader during a ceremony for a new residential development project in Pyongyang. The event marked the start of construction for 50,000 new homes by 2025.