Tim Kephart

Tim Kephart is an experienced digital executive producer for ABC Action News with over two decades in the broadcast news industry. He began his career at WHNT in Huntsville, Alabama before moving through various roles and working with the Associated Press. Throughout his career, he has covered significant events such as the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Wrestlemania, NBA Finals, and major political stories like the passing of baseball legend Hank Aaron and the 2020 presidential election. In his spare time, Tim enjoys playing guitar, attending concerts, and enjoying Florida's sunshine. His reporting primarily focuses on national news topics such as housing market trends.

Biography:  https://www.abcactionnews.com/timkephart

77%

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:

  • The biography provided does not mention any specific instances of bias in Tim Kephart's reporting.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • No conflicts of interest have been identified in the provided article or biography.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • The article states that existing-home sales have plummeted but fails to mention that this is primarily due to a lack of inventory, which could be seen as contradictory information for some readers.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The article implies that a potential reprieve for home buyers might come from interest rate cuts and rising prices, but it does not explicitly state that these factors could lead to a more accessible housing market. This could be considered deceptive by some readers.

Recent Articles

Record Number of Home Sales Canceled in June: A Significant Decline and New Record Highs for Prices

Record Number of Home Sales Canceled in June: A Significant Decline and New Record Highs for Prices

Broke On: Tuesday, 23 July 2024 Home sales declined significantly in June with record cancellations and a decrease in existing home sales to an annual rate of 3.89 million units, the slowest pace since December (CNBC, Bloomberg). Despite this, median home prices reached new record highs of $426,900 due to affordability pressures and low inventory levels (Fox Business). The market remains challenging for buyers but shows signs of shifting towards more balanced conditions with increasing inventory and declining sales.