Lauren Dragan,

Lauren Dragan is a senior staff writer who has extensively covered the world of audio equipment, having tested nearly 2,000 headphones for Wirecutter. With a background in music performance and audio production from Ithaca College, Lauren brings unique insights to her reviews. She has been featured in prominent media outlets such as Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, and The New York Times. In addition to her writing career, Lauren is also a voice actor with credits including projects for Disney and Mattel.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/authors/lauren-dragan/

83%

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

100%

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No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • What we like: Our budget wireless Bluetooth earbuds pick, and the best sub-$50 earbuds we've tried.
  • What we like: Our pick for the best cheap wired earbuds. Excellent sound quality for the price.
  • What we like: Our pick for the best noise-cancelling earbuds. Small but powerful. Sound fantastic and cancel noise better than any other buds we tested.

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