Pauline Zenker

Pauline Zenker is a journalist with a focus on investigative reporting. She has spent over a decade covering the entertainment industry, with an emphasis on the music business. Prior to her current role, she was a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard, where she broke several major stories about the music industry's biggest players. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Variety. Zenker is known for her ability to uncover hidden connections and conflicts of interest within the industry, as well as her keen analysis of trends and developments in the music business.

Biography:  https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2022/04/banks-announces-north-american-headlining-tour-for-the-summer/

94%

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 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

100%

Examples:

  • Lauren Jauregui and Cautious Clay are described as special guests, implying they have a significant role in the tour which may not be accurate.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Live Nation controls artist promotion, ticket sales, and venues.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • Live Nation denies violating antitrust laws and argues that most service fees go to venues, while outside competition has steadily eroded Ticketmaster’s market share.
  • The attempt to break up Live Nation would create more competition and give consumers and smaller independent businesses more options.
  • The lawsuit follows intense political pressure on DOJ and a long-term lobbying campaign from rivals trying to limit competition.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • Despite admitting that ‘the face values of tickets are typically set or approved by artists’, it blames concert promoters and ticketing companies – neither of which control ticket prices, for high ticket prices.
  • It ignores everything that is actually responsible for higher ticket prices, from rising production costs, to artist popularity, to 24/7 online ticket scalping that reveals the public’s willingness to pay far more than primary ticket prices.

Recent Articles

Justice Department and 29 States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation for Monopolizing Concert Industry

Justice Department and 29 States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation for Monopolizing Concert Industry

Broke On: Thursday, 23 May 2024 The Justice Department and 29 states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, alleging monopolistic control over major concert venues and exclusive ticketing arrangements. The lawsuit aims to restore competition, potentially leading to more affordable tickets and improved service for fans.
Justice Department Sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation for Alleged Monopoly in Live Events Industry: Impact on Consumers, Artists, and Competition

Justice Department Sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation for Alleged Monopoly in Live Events Industry: Impact on Consumers, Artists, and Competition

Broke On: Thursday, 23 May 2024 The Justice Department has sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment for running an illegal monopoly in the U.S. live events industry, with approximately 70% of major concert tickets sold through Ticketmaster. The lawsuit alleges that this monopoly power has hurt consumers by limiting competition and driving up ticket prices, as well as retaliating against rivals.