The New York Times vs The Washington Post — Discipline
How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.
The New York Times outscores The Washington Post on Citation Discipline by 1 points (A · 88 vs A · 87).
The New York Times
Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.
The Washington Post
Multi-source verification; corrections public; named bylines + standards editor accountability.
Global rank · Discipline
Why these Discipline scores
Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.
Multi-source verification; corrections public; named bylines + standards editor accountability.
Signals behind the Discipline score
- Public correctionsDaily corrections column dating back decades.
- Editor accountabilityPublic editor / standards editor roles.
- Standards editorPublic ombudsman/standards-editor role.
Other dimensions for The New York Times vs The Washington Post
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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 — The New York Times (nytimes.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — The Washington Post (washingtonpost.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/nyt-vs-washington-post/discipline.json