The American Prospect

The American Prospect is an independent voice for liberal thought, providing informed discussion on public policy from a progressive perspective. The news site focuses on promoting narrative, journalistic approaches to complex issues and challenging conventional wisdom. It covers topics such as politics, policy alternatives and the necessary steps to create good legislation. The site is known for dispeling myths and expanding the dialogue while reporting on whistleblower laws, union elections in automobile industries, and other relevant news stories.

76%

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

85%

Examples:

  • I suspect politics did play a role here.
  • It's hard to guess why so many Trump critics didn't like this case.
  • Yet it turned out that the Bragg case was solid.

Conflicts of Interest

80%

Examples:

  • At Mercedes, at Hyundai and at hundreds of other companies, Alabama workers have made billions of dollars for executives and shareholders, but we haven't gotten our fair share.
  • The results at Volkswagen and Mercedes will be a key test for the UAW's bid to translate the momentum of its landmark strike at the Big Three automakers into new organizing.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • A large portion of a Dreamliner's fuselage went missing without a trace in the MRSA area.
  • Sections 47 and 48 of a Boeing Dreamliner fuselage went missing from the Material Review Segregation Area (MRSA) of the Charleston, South Carolina, 787 assembly plant around 2015.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The author uses selective reporting by only mentioning two examples of organizing efforts at Mercedes and Volkswagen while ignoring other instances where similar efforts have failed or fizzled before coming to a vote.
  • The author uses sensationalism by stating that workers at Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen are going to 'turn things around' with their union elections. This statement implies that there has been a significant negative impact on workers at these companies which is not supported by any evidence presented in the article.

Recent Articles

  • Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Secures Historic Conviction of Former President Trump for Business Record Falsification

    Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Secures Historic Conviction of Former President Trump for Business Record Falsification

    Broke On: Friday, 31 May 2024 Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made history on May 31, 2024, when a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Born and raised in Harlem, Bragg thanked his team for their hard work after the conviction marked the first time an American president had been indicted and convicted in criminal court.
  • Whistleblowers Expose Quality Control Issues at Boeing and Its Suppliers: Pressure to Downplay Defects

    Whistleblowers Expose Quality Control Issues at Boeing and Its Suppliers: Pressure to Downplay Defects

    Broke On: Tuesday, 30 April 2024 Multiple whistleblowers, including Merle Meyers from Boeing and John Barnett from Boeing South Carolina, have exposed quality control issues at the companies. Allegations include pressure to downplay defects or ignore them altogether to meet production deadlines. Unauthorized forms were used to recover scrapped parts, paperwork and shipping crates were discarded, and large portions of Dreamliner fuselages went missing without a trace.
  • UAW Takes on Mercedes-Benz in Vance, Alabama: A Push for Unionization

    UAW Takes on Mercedes-Benz in Vance, Alabama: A Push for Unionization

    Broke On: Friday, 05 April 2024 The UAW is pushing to unionize workers at Mercedes-Benz's plant in Vance, Alabama. After a supermajority of workers signed union cards in three months, the UAW has filed for an election to represent all 5,200 hourly employees.