WZZM 13 News

WZZM 13 is a news station committed to serving the local community with a focus on news, information, and entertainment programming. They strive to be advocates for their community and promote understanding of complex issues. The station covers a variety of topics including local events, weather updates, and investigative pieces. WZZM 13 is owned by TEGNA Inc., an innovative media company that serves the greater good of its communities through relevant and trusted content. They adhere to high ethical standards and principles such as independence, transparency, fairness, integrity, verification & fact-checking, and unnamed sources only as a last resort. The station is also a participant in the Trust Project which aims to use transparency to build a more trustworthy press.

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%

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No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

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    Michigan's Largest Egg Producer, Herbruck's Poultry Ranch, Announces Layoffs Due to Bird Flu Outbreak

    Broke On: Wednesday, 15 May 2024 Michigan's largest egg producer, Herbruck's Poultry Ranch, lays off 800 employees due to bird flu outbreak affecting five facilities. Avian flu is highly contagious and deadly to hens, impacting other dairy herds in the state and causing labor shortages in agriculture industry.

  • Lake-Effect Snowstorm Impacts Great Lakes Region, Causes Hazardous Travel Conditions

    Broke On: Monday, 27 November 2023
      The first significant lake-effect snow event of the year is expected to impact several regions near the Great Lakes, with forecasts predicting as much as 1-2 feet of snow in some areas. The snow event is anticipated to cause hazardous travel conditions, with the National Weather Service advising residents in several counties to avoid all travel to allow snow plows to operate. Nearly 2 feet of snow has already fallen on the Tug Hill plateau in the first lake effect storm of the season.