Islands Weekly

The Islands' Weekly is a community newspaper serving Lopez Island in the San Juans. Founded in 1982 and purchased by Sound Publishing in 2001, it focuses on local news and events for the island's residents. The paper covers topics related to the island's gently rolling hills, farmlands, beaches, and vistas. It emphasizes community traditions such as waving to passing motorists and encourages visitors to experience the island's beaches and views.

100%

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%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • ]Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads through coughing and sneezing.[
  • Measles is one of the most contagious viruses on Earth.
  • Up to 9 out of 10 people who are not protected will become infected if they breathe the contaminated air or touch a surface that has been infected.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

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