Justin Ray

Justin Ray is a contributor at The Athletic and the Head of Content for Twenty First Group, a sports intelligence agency that works with players, broadcasters, manufacturers and media. He has been in sports media for more than 10 years and was previously a senior researcher for ESPN and Golf Channel. Ray's work primarily focuses on golf, but he also covers other sports such as tennis.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/justin-ray/

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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

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  • Justin Ray has a background in sports media, having worked for ESPN and Golf Channel before becoming the Head of Content for Twenty First Group, a sports intelligence agency that works with various entities in the sports industry.

Conflicts of Interest

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  • Justin Ray is the Head of Content for Twenty First Group, a sports intelligence agency that works with players, broadcasters, manufacturers and media.

Contradictions

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  • Ludvig Åberg holds a one-shot lead at the U.S. Open going into the weekend.
  • Ludvig Åberg is leading the U.S. Open with a score of 5-under 135 after two rounds.
  • No player has won the U.S. Open in their debut since Francis Ouimet in 1913.

Deceptions

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