Jim VandeHei,Mike
Jim VandeHei is a journalist and CEO of Axios. He has previously co-founded three companies, including Politico and Axios. In his career, he has worked as a top reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Jim is also the author of the book “Just the Good Stuff: No-BS Secrets to Success”. The book shares life lessons and professional insights gained through his personal and professional journey, which includes overcoming a low GPA and warnings from a guidance counselor that he wasn’t college material. Jim has adopted a son, Kelvin, with his wife Autumn, who is also a gifted musician and writer. They are an outdoorsy family who enjoy fishing, hiking and watching Packers games. Jim is known for pushing his colleagues to be more outspoken leaders and take better care of themselves.
73%
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
70%
Examples:
- Asked by the magazine about his statement on Fox News in December that he’d be a dictator just for Day 1 of his presidency, Trump said: ‘I think a lot of people like it.’
- Former President Trump has something rare, precious and definitional: a moment — a fleeting chance to redefine himself, this election, America.
- The authors call Trump's statement on Fox News about being a dictator for Day 1 'a lot of people like it’
- Trump himself is now saying the quiet part out loud.
- You might like this or loathe it.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
Examples:
- Asked by the magazine about his statement on Fox News in December that he’d be a dictator just for Day 1 of his presidency, Trump said: ‘I think a lot of people like it.’
- The authors call Trump's statement on Fox News about being a dictator for Day 1 'a lot of people like it’
- Trump himself is now saying the quiet part out loud.
- You might like this or loathe it.
Contradictions
75%
Examples:
- Trump is considering launching the largest deportation operation in American history
- Trump might fire a U.S. attorney who didn’t prosecute someone on his orders
- Trump supports using the military to deport migrants who cross illegally into the US
- Trump told interviewers he is rewriting his convention speech to bring the country together and invoke God
Deceptions
45%
Examples:
- At least for the moment, he's a more broadly sympathetic figure...
- Former President Trump has something rare, precious and definitional: a moment — a fleeting chance to redefine himself, this election, America.
- Trump said in an interview Sunday with the Washington Examiner's Salena Zito...
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