David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik Folkenflik is NPR's media correspondent. Based in New York City, Folkenflik serves as NPR's media correspondent. His stories and analyses are broadcast on the network's newsmagazines, such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Here & Now, and are featured on NPR's website and mobile platforms. Folkenflik has reported intently on the relationship between the press, politicians, and the general public, as well as the fight over the flow of information in the age of Trump. Folkenflik has been described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as a

Biography:  https://www.npr.org/people/4459112/david-folkenflik

74%

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 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

85%

Examples:

  • David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • It's extremely disappointing that the company continues to have layoffs when every quarter they're making record profits.
  • We don't understand the reasoning behind a lot of it and it's discouraging to our members and to morale throughout the newsroom and all of Dow Jones.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

  • At least eight reporters who covered national and breaking news have been laid off.
  • The union representing the newsroom, International Association of Publishers' Employees, staged an hour-long walkout to object to the job cuts.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • It's extremely disappointing that the company continues to have layoffs when every quarter they're making record profits.
  • We don't understand the reasoning behind a lot of it and it's discouraging to our members and to morale throughout the newsroom and all of Dow Jones.

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