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Kaizar Campwala

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I am the Associate Editor at NewsTrust, where I coordinate editorial and community activities on the site. Prior to joining NewsTrust, I was a communications technology consultant to the City of New York. I earned a A.B. from Brown University in Political Science, with a focus on American politics and public access to information.

Why NewsTrust?
There is too much good journalism in the world to sit back and allow mediocre reporting to be uncritically consumed. As trust in a fragmenting news media declines, new tools are needed to help people sift through the noise and find the news that will responsibly and objectively inform them about world events. By urging readers to review the articles they are reading, NewsTrust gives them a stake in thinking critically about the news they consume. The site challenges readers to question their preconceived notions about a particular news source while allowing them to express their criticisms in a quantifiable way.

About Kaizar Help
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation: Associated Editor, NewsTrust.net
Expertise: Telecommunications, South Asia, Islam, American Political Development
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Topics: Climate Change
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Education: College graduate
News: 90 minutes a day or more
Internet: 90 minutes a day or more
Languages: Other
Politics: Left
Age: 25-34
Gender: Male
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Address: 2431 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, 94110, US
Last Visit: Nov 22, 2009 - 1:46 PM PST
Last Edit: Sep 29, 2009 - 10:55 AM PDT
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Kaizar reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.7

The reporting here is excellent, but I'm concerned with the background information. Americans have been involved in this sort of proxy arming before (in the '80's), and the consequences were grave. The article mentions this, but doesn't give concerns their due. For instance, there's no comment from a critic of this strategy.

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Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.3

An interesting story in concept, this piece doesn't really do a good job of forecasting what how we can expect the debate to change because of the holidays.

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Kaizar posted this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.3

All the sources are liberal ones.

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Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar posted this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar posted this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.7

Solid background on this story. Better than the Washington Post piece (linked).

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Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.7

There's good information here about all that's on the legislative agenda. It's also good that it's not a straight -- he said, she story, but includes some independent analysis.

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Kaizar reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.3
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Kaizar commented on this story – Nov. 22, 2009

This story conflates two issues: that the nominee is a lobbyist, and that he may have big-agriculture biases. From the standpoint of holding the administration accountable, the former seems like the more important issue. However, Goodman and her guest focus on the latter.

Kaizar reviewed this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.4

This interview features an advocate who is actively opposed to GMO and pesticides. To give a more rounded picture of this issue, Goodman should have included a statement from a good government expert (to address the conflict of interest) issue and a statement from the administration.

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Kaizar posted this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar posted this story - Nov 22, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 21, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 21, 2009
Kaizar commented on this topic – Nov. 21, 2009

Thanks Lynn,
It’s great to read about research before it’s been sensationalized and decontextualized by the MSM. To that point, one of my favorite resources of science reporting, on Climate Change and other issues, is the More »

Kaizar posted this story - Nov 21, 2009
Kaizar posted this story - Nov 21, 2009
Kaizar commented on this topic – Nov. 20, 2009

Derek,
You raise a very good question. The simple answer seems to be that key players (politicians, interest groups, Washington media) have already staked out their positions, and current debate isn’t about good policy, but rather who will compromise how much from their ... More »

Kaizar posted this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar commented on this topic – Nov. 20, 2009

As the Copenhagen summit approaches, I’ve been looking for resources that explain the main issues to be discussed, and consider what outcomes we can expect. I’ve been impressed with Time’s list of 11... More »

Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.9

Morgenson makes a decent case that lobbying money bought home builders huge sums of Federal money, that perhaps they didn't deserve. This piece needs comment by more sources.

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Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
4.1
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Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.6

Health-care reform is about more than covering more Americans and controlling costs. It’s also about quality. Repairing health care requires “delivery-system ... More »

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Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.3
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Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar posted this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.2
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Kaizar posted this story - Nov 20, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 19, 2009
Kaizar posted this story - Nov 19, 2009
Kaizar posted and reviewed this story - Nov 19, 2009
Kaizar reviewed this story - Nov 19, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.2

Unfortunately, there's not a lot of depth to this interview. Merley mostly speaks in talking points and generalities.

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Kaizar reviewed this story - Nov 19, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.8

This is an important story that shows a revolving door exists not just on the industry side of political lobbying, but also on the issue side. It's interesting that the author quotes a 'opposing' lobbyist, but didn't get comment from a liberal lobby reform advocate.

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Kaizar reviewed this story - Nov 19, 2009
Kaizar's Rating
3.2
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