Peter McGuire

Peter McGuire is a reporter at Maine Public, a non-profit public media organization based in Lewiston, Bangor and Portland. The organization focuses on providing news and information to the people of Maine through various mediums including radio, television and online platforms. McGuire's work primarily revolves around climate change impacts on the state of Maine, leading to increased home insurance rates due to more frequent storms.

Biography:  https://www.mainepublic.org/people/peter-mcguire

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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

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 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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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

85%

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  • Recent storms have led to rate hikes.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Soaring Home Insurance Rates: Arizona Leads the Nation with a 62% Increase Since 2019, Leaving Many Uninsured

Soaring Home Insurance Rates: Arizona Leads the Nation with a 62% Increase Since 2019, Leaving Many Uninsured

Broke On: Sunday, 23 June 2024 Arizona leads the US in home insurance rate hikes, with a 62% increase since 2019 due to rising home values, extreme weather events, and inflation. Homeowner insurance costs have risen by 37.8% nationwide. Insurers leaving states with extreme weather cause rates to surge for everyone. Climate change contributes to rising insurance costs across the country, particularly in Maine where rates have increased nearly 15% on average this year, reaching almost $1,570 annually.