Stacy Parker

Stacy Parker is a reporter who covers Virginia Beach government, tourism and development for The Pilot. She is a Virginia Beach native and a University of Maryland graduate who began her career in journalism as a teen correspondent for The Pilot years ago. All of her stories focus on city politics, crime and public safety, environment, transportation and city politics. Some examples include '5 years after Virginia Beach mass shooting, the scars haven’t healed', 'Virginia Beach festival task force calls for more accountability from event producers', '‘Misinformation,’ but no eyewitnesses yet in fatal shooting near Virginia Beach’s Mount Trashmore', 'New beach toy boxes aim to reduce plastic waste at Virginia Beach Oceanfront', 'Virginia Beach’s infamous ‘no-cursing’ signs will be sold to raise money for police charity', 'VDOT offers $1.5 million incentive to speed up Laskin Road widening in Virginia Beach', 'In the face of a lawsuit and veto, Virginia Beach’s election system still up in the air', 'Virginia Beach adopts $2.6 billion budget, cutting taxes and increasing city worker pay', 'Atlantic Park surf lagoon clears hurdle of removing water in Virginia Beach', and 'Virginia Beach’s iconic trolley service restarts Sunday, celebrating 40-plus years'. There are no indications of any biases, logical fallacies or conflicts of interest.

Biography:  https://www.pilotonline.com/author/stacy-parker/

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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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  • Stacy Parker is a Virginia Beach native and a University of Maryland graduate who began her career in journalism as a teen correspondent for The Pilot years ago.

Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • Sarah Leonard, daughter of Mary Louise Gayle, and Matthew Gayle have no plans to attend the ceremony due to feelings of being let down by the city.
  • The memorial for the victims will be built near a pond on Princess Anne Road in Nimmo Parkway.
  • The victims included Mary Louise Gayle and eleven others.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Five Years After Virginia Beach Shooting: Families Feel Let Down as City Honors Victims

Five Years After Virginia Beach Shooting: Families Feel Let Down as City Honors Victims

Broke On: Friday, 31 May 2019 Five years after the Virginia Beach Municipal Center shooting left 12 people dead, survivors and families continue to cope with grief and unanswered questions. While the city works on a memorial site and endowment fund, some feel overlooked. Sarah Leonard, daughter of victim Mary Louise Gayle, will not attend Friday's ceremony. The Virginia Mass Violence Care Fund aims to provide annual support for survivors and families through a $10 million endowment.