Michael Powell

Michael Powell is a journalist who has been with The New York Times since 2007. He has covered presidential campaigns, reported on the economy, written the 'Gotham' column for the Metro section, and was the 'Sports of the Times' columnist. Most recently, he was a national reporter covering issues around free speech and expression, and stories capturing intellectual and campus debate. Powell has won awards for his reporting including a George Polk Award for reporting on a corrupt police detective - stories that led to more than a dozen exonerations, including freeing a man who had served 22 years for a murder he did not commit - and was part of a team that won the Pulitzer for breaking-news reporting on Eliot Spitzer. Before joining The New York Times, Powell worked for The Washington Post from 1996 to 2006, where he covered the 2000 presidential campaign and later served as New York bureau chief.

Biography:  https://www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/archive/2023/07/atlantic-hires-michael-powell-and-zoe-schlanger/674739/

62%

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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

35%

Examples:

  • Columbia President Minouche Shafik acknowledged in a statement earlier today that at her university there 'have been too many examples of intimidating and harassing behavior.'
  • The protests on American campuses have morphed into a campaign of ever grander and more elaborate ambitions: From 'cease-fire now' to the categorical claim that Israel is guilty of genocide and war crimes to demands that Columbia divest from Israeli companies and any American company selling arms to the Jewish state.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • Dozens stand and echo the leader’s commands in unison, word for word.
  • Intruders have entered the 'liberated zone,'
  • Many protesters argue that, from the river to the sea, the settler-colonialist state must simply disappear.
  • Repeat after me, I’m bored! We would like you to leave!
  • The curious rise of settler colonialism and Turtle Island

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • Dozens stand and echo the leader’s commands in unison, word for word.
  • Intruders have entered the 'liberated zone,'
  • Many protesters argue that, from the river to the sea, the settler-colonialist state must simply disappear.
  • Repeat after me, I’m bored! We would like you to leave!
  • The curious rise of settler colonialism and Turtle Island

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Anti-Semitic Protests at NYU and Columbia University: Hundreds Arrested, Donors Pull Support

Anti-Semitic Protests at NYU and Columbia University: Hundreds Arrested, Donors Pull Support

Broke On: Tuesday, 23 April 2024 Protests against Israel at Columbia and NYU turned violent in April 2024, resulting in over 130 arrests and concerns from the Israeli embassy. Demonstrators hurled bottles at police officers, disrupted classes, and intimidated Jewish students. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is meeting with university heads to maintain peaceful protests and keep non-students off campus. Top donors Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman have paused their financial support in response.