Alabama Public Radio

Alabama Public Radio (APR) is a network of public radio stations based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It serves the western half of the state with various music programs, news, and feature programs from NPR, PRI, and APM networks. The station is licensed to The University of Alabama and provides practical training opportunities for students in the College of Communication and Information Sciences. APR maintains a small professional staff along with volunteer announcers from the community. Since its establishment in 1982, APR has expanded its coverage area and added several relay transmitters to serve under-served regions of Alabama with NPR programming.

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%

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Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • Alabama last week agreed to forgo a post-execution autopsy at Gavin’s request, as he is Muslim and the procedure would violate his religious beliefs.
  • Keith Gavin, a Muslim inmate on death row, will be executed on July 18 by lethal injection.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • Convicted Murderer Keith Edmund Gavin Faces Execution Amidst Controversy Over Religious Beliefs and Fair Trial

    Convicted Murderer Keith Edmund Gavin Faces Execution Amidst Controversy Over Religious Beliefs and Fair Trial

    Broke On: Thursday, 18 July 2024 Alabama is set to execute Keith Edmund Gavin, a 64-year-old man convicted of capital murder in a botched robbery attempt in 1998. Despite handling his own appeals and maintaining innocence, Gavin's execution is scheduled for July 18. His upbringing in a Chicago housing project surrounded by crime and violence raised questions about fairness of trial, with opponents arguing against the third execution this year in Alabama and the 10th nationally. Alabama agreed to forgo a post-execution autopsy at Gavin's request due to religious beliefs, drawing criticism for lack of transparency.