DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite
BBC News vs The Guardian — Discipline
How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.
Verdict
The Guardian outscores BBC News on Citation Discipline by 5 points (A · 85 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
News
The Guardian
theguardian.com
A·85
Rank #88 of 130 on Discipline
Editorial code public; corrections column; multi-source standard; Scott Trust ownership shields independence.
Global rank · Discipline
Why these Discipline scores
BBC NewsB·80
Discipline · 80/100
Editorial Guidelines mandate dual-source verification; corrections page public.
The GuardianA·85
Discipline · 85/100
Editorial code public; corrections column; multi-source standard; Scott Trust ownership shields independence.
Signals behind the Discipline score
BBC News
- BBC Editorial GuidelinesPublic ethics + editorial code.
The Guardian
- Scott TrustOwnership structure shields editorial from commercial pressure.
Other dimensions for BBC News vs The Guardian
Other Discipline comparisons
Wikipedia (English) vs Encyclopædia BritannicaThe New York Times vs The Washington PostAssociated Press vs ReutersFinancial Times vs The Wall Street JournalNature vs ScienceNew England Journal of Medicine vs The LancetarXiv vs PubMedDOI (CrossRef Resolver) vs Semantic ScholarForeign Affairs vs The EconomistAl Jazeera English vs BBC NewsBBC News vs NPRPolitico vs The Economist