Andrea Chang

Andrea Chang is a Business reporter for the Los Angeles Times, covering wealth, celebrity brands and influencers. She has held various positions within the newspaper including editor roles which may lead to conflicts of interest. Her previous roles include Column One editor, deputy Food editor and assistant Business editor. Chang joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007 after graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her reporting focuses on wealth, celebrity brands and influencers, and she has covered beats including technology and retail.

Biography:  https://www.latimes.com/people/andrea-chang

70%

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

50%

Examples:

  • Andrea Chang has covered various beats including technology and retail at the Los Angeles Times, which may lead to potential conflicts of interest.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Andrea Chang has held various positions at the Los Angeles Times, including editor roles which may lead to conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • State Farm is seeking to increase residential insurance rates for millions of Californians by 30% for homeowners, 36% for condo owners, and 52% for renters. However, State Farm dropped many policyholders recently and is also requesting a 52% increase for renters and a 36% increase for condo owners.
  • The author only reports the percentage increase in rates without mentioning that these increases are in response to increased costs and risks.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The author uses emotionally manipulative phrases such as “deepen the state’s ongoing crisis over housing coverage” and “potential to affect millions of California consumers”.

Recent Articles

California Homeowners and Renters Face Significant Rate Increases from State Farm: A Look into the Insurance Crisis

California Homeowners and Renters Face Significant Rate Increases from State Farm: A Look into the Insurance Crisis

Broke On: Friday, 28 June 2024 California homeowners, renters face steep insurance rate hikes from State Farm due to increased costs and risk. The company requested a 30% increase for homeowners, 36% for condo owners, and 52% for renters. State Farm stopped writing new policies in CA and not renewing thousands of existing ones, raising concerns about its financial stability after a downgrade with a negative outlook. The Department of Insurance will review the filings closely and invite public comment before making a decision.