Jeff Landfield

Jeff Landfield is the Editor-in-Chief of the Alaska Landmine, a popular political news site in Alaska. He moved to Alaska in 2004, graduated from UAA in 2009 and worked in the IT and telecom industry for 7 years. He ran for State Senate in 2012 and 2016. The Landmine focuses on delivering non-partisan Alaska news that other media outlets don't always report, and they do so in a fun, entertaining, and high energy way. The team behind the Landmine includes Paxson Woelber as the Special Features Editor and Scott as the Senior Producer. They also collaborate with Tudor Road Studios for production. Other contributors to the Landmine include Madi Ko, Brad Keithley, Jacob Hersh, and Vikram (who assists Jeff with media projects). Choppi is a photographer and designer who helps Jeff with media projects as well.

Biography:  https://alaskalandmine.com/about/

73%

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

75%

Examples:

  • It's important for the public to know what they knew and if they ever used or tried to use the information to their advantage.
  • There are a lot of interesting facts.

Conflicts of Interest

95%

Examples:

  • Jeff Landfield ran for State Senate in 2012 and 2016.
  • Scott's final job in local TV was at the now defunct Anchorage station, KTVA.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • Kindred resigned on July 8, 2024.
  • Kindred was appointed by former President Trump in October 2019 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February 2020.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • High level sources are reporting that U.S. District Judge for Alaska Josh Kindred is resigning.
  • I was unable to get anyone to talk on the record or provide any proof.
  • Why were Karen Vandergaw and Seth Bricey-Smith’s cases reassigned from Kindred in late 2022? And why has Kindred been recused from their cases since?

Recent Articles

Judge Joshua Kindred Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations: A Look into the Unclear Reasons Behind His Departure from the U.S. District Court for Alaska

Judge Joshua Kindred Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations: A Look into the Unclear Reasons Behind His Departure from the U.S. District Court for Alaska

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 July 2024 Trump-appointed Judge Joshua Kindred of the U.S. District Court for Alaska resigned on July 8, 2024, following allegations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. The investigation by the Judicial Council confirmed these findings, but Kindred initially denied the accusations before later admitting to lying under oath.