The Journal

The Journal is a local news source that covers a variety of topics including national and local news. The site features articles on community events, politics, crime, education and more. It also provides employment news and information about the Oak Hills Living Center renovation project in Brown County. While there are no explicit examples of biases or conflicts of interest found on the site, readers should be aware that some articles show contradictions in weather reports. The site's overall readability score is high, indicating easy-to-understand content.

99%

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:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Parts of Minnesota saw rain totals from Tuesday into Wednesday, with some areas getting over 2 inches.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • Minnesota Experiences Hot Summer Weekend, Followed by Heavy Rainfall Boosting Annual Totals

    Minnesota Experiences Hot Summer Weekend, Followed by Heavy Rainfall Boosting Annual Totals

    Broke On: Tuesday, 16 April 2024 Minnesota experienced a heat wave over the weekend with temperatures reaching 86 degrees in New Ulm, followed by heavy rainfall of up to 2 inches in some areas on Tuesday and Wednesday. This rainfall boosted yearly totals above normal for much of southern Minnesota, ending the drought for the Twin Cities. Notably, Annandale reported 5.65 inches, Maple Lake reported 3.09 inches, Sleepy Eye reported 2.72 inches, Monticello reported 2.7 inches, and Howard Lake reported 2.62 inches.

  • Mistrial Declared in Federal Civil Rights Trial of Officer Charged in Breonna Taylor's Death

    Broke On: Wednesday, 01 November 2023 A mistrial was declared in the federal civil rights trial of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer charged in the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor. Hankison was the only officer of the three who fired their weapons to face criminal charges. The Department of Justice is reportedly considering all available options following the mistrial.