DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite
Asahi Shimbun vs El País — Discipline
How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.
Verdict
Asahi Shimbun and El País tie on Citation Discipline (B · 80).
News
Asahi Shimbun
asahi.com
B·80
Rank #105 of 130 on Discipline
Long editorial tradition; named bylines; corrections public; fact-check department.
News
El País
elpais.com
B·80
Rank #106 of 130 on Discipline
Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.
Global rank · Discipline
Why these Discipline scores
Asahi ShimbunB·80
Discipline · 80/100
Long editorial tradition; named bylines; corrections public; fact-check department.
El PaísB·80
Discipline · 80/100
Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.
Signals behind the Discipline score
Asahi Shimbun
- Editorial standardsOne of Japan's two papers of record (with Yomiuri).
El País
- Defensor del LectorInternal reader's editor / ombuds role unusual for Spanish-language press.
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Sources & references
Every score on this page is read from the two publications below and graded against the published rubric. No score is bought, estimated or supplied by the source being scored.
- Source evaluated — Asahi Shimbun (asahi.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — El País (elpais.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/asahi-shimbun-vs-el-pais/discipline.json