The Straits Times

The Straits Times is a leading English-language news media group in Singapore, offering award-winning journalism and innovative multimedia content. The newspaper was founded in 1845 as the Straits Times and Mercantile Association, and has since grown to become one of Asia's most trusted sources of news. The Straits Times covers a wide range of topics, including local and international news, sports, business, lifestyle, opinion and more. It also produces multimedia content such as videos, podcasts and interactive graphics for its online platforms.

93%

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 is known for its high journalistic standards. It strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. It has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • The Straits Times is a pro-government newspaper that often presents positive stories about the ruling party and downplays criticism or controversy.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The Straits Times has been accused of having close ties to the ruling party and government officials, which may influence their reporting and editorial decisions.

Contradictions

50%

Examples:

  • Some of their articles contain factual errors or inconsistencies with other sources.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • Some of their articles use loaded language or selective data to create a biased impression of events or issues.

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