El País vs The New York Times — Discipline
How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.
The New York Times outscores El País on Citation Discipline by 8 points (A · 88 vs B · 80).
El País
Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.
The New York Times
Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.
Global rank · Discipline
Why these Discipline scores
Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.
Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.
Signals behind the Discipline score
- Defensor del LectorInternal reader's editor / ombuds role unusual for Spanish-language press.
- Public correctionsDaily corrections column dating back decades.
- Editor accountabilityPublic editor / standards editor roles.
Other dimensions for El País vs The New York Times
Other Discipline comparisons
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 — El País (elpais.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — The New York Times (nytimes.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/el-pais-vs-nyt/discipline.json