The New York Times vs ProPublica — Discipline
How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.
ProPublica outscores The New York Times on Citation Discipline by 7 points (A+ · 95 vs A · 88).
The New York Times
Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.
ProPublica
Methodology + raw data published alongside most stories; fact-checked; corrections public.
Global rank · Discipline
Why these Discipline scores
Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.
Methodology + raw data published alongside most stories; fact-checked; corrections public.
Signals behind the Discipline score
- Public correctionsDaily corrections column dating back decades.
- Editor accountabilityPublic editor / standards editor roles.
- Methodology-published modelEach major investigation links to methodology + raw datasets.
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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 — ProPublica (propublica.org) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/nyt-vs-propublica/discipline.json