Samantha Fields

Samantha Fields is a senior reporter at Marketplace. With a strong focus on economic inequality, housing, and climate change in her coverage, she brings attention to the ways the economy impacts people's daily lives. Her journalism journey began at The Wellesley Townsman community paper before moving on to radio work as an intern and freelance producer at “The Takeaway” at WNYC. She later attended Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Samantha has contributed to various media outlets, including WCAI, The GroundTruth Project, NPR's midday show “Here & Now,” Vermont Public Radio, and Maine Public Radio.

Biography:  https://www.marketplace.org/author/samantha-fields/

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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

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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

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

85%

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  • About 18 million people are affected by long COVID in the US.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Long-Covid Patients in Communities of Color Face Chronic Symptoms and Neglect: A Look at the Impact on Jeanine Hays and Brenda Currie

Long-Covid Patients in Communities of Color Face Chronic Symptoms and Neglect: A Look at the Impact on Jeanine Hays and Brenda Currie

Broke On: Tuesday, 28 May 2024 Long-Covid patients in communities of color face chronic symptoms and neglect, including extreme fatigue, neurological issues, and post-exertional malaise. Approximately 7% of US adults have long Covid, leading to job loss for an estimated 700,000 people. Psychological treatments are being offered due to the lack of approved treatment paths.