Lynsey Chutel

Lynsey Chutel is a reporter for The New York Times based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She covers South Africa and the countries that make up southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Zambia and Zimbabwe. Chutel also contributes to The Times's international morning newsletter. Her work primarily focuses on South Africa and its shifting political landscape as well as issues related to crime and culture. She has a graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University and a master's degree in international relations and politics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Chutel is a coauthor of the book,

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/lynsey-chutel

97%

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

98%

Examples:

  • The author appears to have a strong understanding of the political landscape in South Africa and the region, but does not seem to have any clear biases in their reporting.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • No conflicts of interest were identified in the author's reporting.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • In an article about the South African election, the author noted contradictions within the ANC party's support and their previous expectations for an outright majority. They also highlighted how these contradictions were due to failing to solve poverty, unemployment and government service issues.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • No deceptive practices were identified in the author's reporting.

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