Brandon Kingdollar

Brandon Kingdollar is an intern at Tampa Bay Times, covering breaking news, criminal justice, and the environment. He previously worked at Harvard University as editor of The Harvard Crimson during a period of campus unrest. Originally from Indiana, he started his journalism career at the Newton County Enterprise, where he covered rural residents' lives with depth and detail. As a reporter, Kingdollar enjoys telling people's stories and learning about their experiences. In his free time, he writes short stories and goes hiking.

Biography:  https://www.tampabay.com/author/brandon-kingdollar/

78%

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%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Ben Schlappig speculated that the pilots may have mistakenly identified a long, straight stretch of road as a runway and descended with the intent to land.
  • The pilots did not appear to be monitoring the plane's descent and should have been aware they were flying at a dangerous height without being alerted by the controller.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • Brandon Kingdollar is a reporter covering breaking news, criminal justice and the environment. He can be reached at bkingdollar@tampabay.com.
  • The flight followed a similar incident last month in Oklahoma City in which a Southwest jet flew at an unusually low altitude while still miles from the airport.

Recent Articles

Southwest Airlines Flight Nearly Crashes: Plane Flies 150 Feet Above Ground Before Landing in Fort Lauderdale

Southwest Airlines Flight Nearly Crashes: Plane Flies 150 Feet Above Ground Before Landing in Fort Lauderdale

Broke On: Sunday, 14 July 2024 A Southwest Airlines flight from Columbus to Tampa came dangerously close to the ground, bypassing Tampa and landing in Fort Lauderdale. This is the third reported low-altitude incident involving a Southwest Boeing 737 MAX 8 this year, prompting an FAA investigation. The poor weather with thunderstorms may have contributed.