WCIA News

WCIA is a Champaign-based news station covering Central Illinois with important news updates, including state agencies quarantining Chicago migrants exposed to measles, federal appeals court upholding Illinois' assault weapons ban, avian flu spreading among cattle in the United States and one person being infected with avian flu. The station provides a mix of breaking news, severe weather coverage and local events such as Fighting Illini and Capitol coverage. WCIA has a history dating back to 1953 when it first began broadcasting, originally owned by Midwest Television, Inc. until Nexstar Broadcasting Group took over in 1999. The station covers news important to Central Illinois with a viewing area that spans east to just over the Indiana border, north to Kankakee, west to Springfield and south to Effingham.

79%

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 news site 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 its reporting.

Bias

86%

Examples:

  • The Illinois Department of Human Services and Illinois Department of Public Health have helped quarantine migrants in Chicago who have been exposed to a measles outbreak at the Pilsen neighborhood's asylum shelter. This statement shows a clear bias against the gun lobby and in favor of the assault weapons ban.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The statement ‘Despite constant attacks by the gun lobby that puts ideology over people’s lives, here in Illinois we have stood up and said ‘no more’ to weapons of war on our streets,’ Pritzker said. This statement shows a clear bias against the gun lobby and in favor of the assault weapons ban.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Avian flu is spreading rapidly among cattle in the United States.
  • One person has been infected with avian flu.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The statement 'Despite constant attacks by the gun lobby that puts ideology over people’s lives, here in Illinois we have stood up and said ‘no more’ to weapons of war on our streets,’ Pritzker said. This statement is deceptive because it implies that some people do not deserve this treatment. It also does not specify who are the exceptions to this rule or why they are excluded from this principle. This is a lie by omission and a fallacy of equivocation.

Recent Articles

  • Measles Outbreak in Chicago Raises Questions About Migrant Health Care and Vaccinations

    Measles Outbreak in Chicago Raises Questions About Migrant Health Care and Vaccinations

    Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 12 confirmed cases of measles in Chicago, raising questions about migrant health care and vaccinations. Two CPS students infected.

  • Federal Appeals Court Upholds Illinois' Semiautomatic Weapons Ban

    Broke On: Friday, 03 November 2023 The Protect Illinois Communities Act bans the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines, taking effect from Jan. 1, 2024. The law was passed in response to a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park in 2022.