DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite
Fox News vs NPR — Discipline
How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.
Verdict
NPR outscores Fox News on Citation Discipline by 34 points (B · 84 vs D · 50).
News
Fox News
foxnews.com
D·50
Rank #124 of 130 on Discipline
Hard-news desk runs editorial standards; opinion + commentary pieces often single-sourced; corrections varying.
Higher Discipline
News
NPR
npr.org
B·84
Rank #90 of 130 on Discipline
Public ethics handbook; ombudsman role for accountability; corrections public.
Global rank · Discipline
Why these Discipline scores
Fox NewsD·50
Discipline · 50/100
Hard-news desk runs editorial standards; opinion + commentary pieces often single-sourced; corrections varying.
NPRB·84
Discipline · 84/100
Public ethics handbook; ombudsman role for accountability; corrections public.
Signals behind the Discipline score
Fox News
- Format varianceHard news vs. opinion + cable-pundit content have different sourcing rigor.
NPR
- Ethics handbookComprehensive public document; reviewed regularly.
Other dimensions for Fox News vs NPR
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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 — Fox News (foxnews.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — NPR (npr.org) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/fox-news-vs-npr/discipline.json