Baillee Majors

Baillee Majors is the Local Bureau News Chief, internship director and host for Morning Edition at Alabama Public Radio. She joined the newsroom in December 2019 after seven years working in morning television news in Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee. Born and raised in Alabama, Baillee graduated from Troy University with a major in Communications and Fine Arts. When not listening to public radio or working, she enjoys reading, baking, collecting ceramic mushrooms and playing the ukulele. Her passion for news began after a trip to the CNN newsroom in Atlanta at the age of 18. As a local bureau news chief at Alabama Public Radio, Baillee covers various topics including crime, politics and community events. She has reported on issues such as religious freedom, death penalty discussions and voting rights. In her biography provided, she also mentions her involvement in projects like Project MOVE (Making Our Voices Echo), a multi-year strategy by the ACLU of Alabama to increase voter turnout across the state.

Biography:  https://www.apr.org/people/baillee-majors

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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

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • Alabama last week agreed to forgo a post-execution autopsy at Gavin’s request, as he is Muslim and the procedure would violate his religious beliefs.
  • Keith Gavin, a Muslim inmate on death row, will be executed on July 18 by lethal injection.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Convicted Murderer Keith Edmund Gavin Faces Execution Amidst Controversy Over Religious Beliefs and Fair Trial

Convicted Murderer Keith Edmund Gavin Faces Execution Amidst Controversy Over Religious Beliefs and Fair Trial

Broke On: Thursday, 18 July 2024 Alabama is set to execute Keith Edmund Gavin, a 64-year-old man convicted of capital murder in a botched robbery attempt in 1998. Despite handling his own appeals and maintaining innocence, Gavin's execution is scheduled for July 18. His upbringing in a Chicago housing project surrounded by crime and violence raised questions about fairness of trial, with opponents arguing against the third execution this year in Alabama and the 10th nationally. Alabama agreed to forgo a post-execution autopsy at Gavin's request due to religious beliefs, drawing criticism for lack of transparency.