SourceScore
DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

BBC News vs BBC Research & Development Discipline

How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.

Verdict

BBC Research & Development outscores BBC News on Citation Discipline by 4 points (B · 84 vs B · 80).

News

BBC News

bbc.com
B·80
Rank #99 of 130 on Discipline

Editorial Guidelines mandate dual-source verification; corrections page public.

Higher Discipline
Research

BBC Research & Development

bbc.co.uk/rd
B·84
Rank #92 of 130 on Discipline

BBC editorial + technical-research practices; methodology disclosed.

Global rank · Discipline

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
BBC News
bbc.com
80B·80#99 / 130view →
BBC Research & Development
bbc.co.uk/rd
84B·84#92 / 130view →

Why these Discipline scores

BBC NewsB·80
Discipline · 80/100

Editorial Guidelines mandate dual-source verification; corrections page public.

BBC Research & DevelopmentB·84
Discipline · 84/100

BBC editorial + technical-research practices; methodology disclosed.

Signals behind the Discipline score

BBC News
  • BBC Editorial Guidelines
    Public ethics + editorial code.
BBC Research & Development
  • BBC R&D papers
    Public technical papers with peer-review-equivalent standards.

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