Shaila Dewan

Shaila Dewan is a national correspondent for The New York Times, covering criminal justice across the country. She has worked at The Times since 2000 and has covered a variety of beats, including the New York Police Department and the American South. Dewan focuses on stories that explore how the criminal justice system sometimes fails to meet the ideals set forth in our Constitution. Her background also includes working for the business section and she returned to the national desk in 2014 when policing was thrust into the national spotlight following Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri. Dewan has covered a wide range of criminal justice issues including police reform, medical examiner bias, flawed forensic science, and jail deaths. She is a graduate of Rice University and a native of Houston, Texas.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/shaila-dewan

95%

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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No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Jury found Donald J. Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts in his New York hush-money case.
  • Trump campaign responded by attacking Biden and diverting attention from Hunter Biden's federal gun charge trial.

Deceptions

100%

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No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Donald Trump Found Guilty on All 34 Felony Counts in New York Hush-Money Case: President Biden's Response

Donald Trump Found Guilty on All 34 Felony Counts in New York Hush-Money Case: President Biden's Response

Broke On: Monday, 03 June 2024 Former President Donald J. Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his New York hush-money case, a verdict that has significant implications for American politics.