Is BBC a reliable source?
This is how independent third parties assess the credibility and media bias of this source.
OVERALL RATING:73 +, 10 -
BBC scores a total of 73 Plus Points and 10 Minus Points in our evaluation of journalistic quality.
This corresponds to a score of 84* resp. the grade A (very good).
*: (73 + 5 BP) * 100 / (73 + 5 BP + 10 + 5 BP)
This corresponds to a score of 84* resp. the grade A (very good).
| Grade | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| very good | A+ | > 89 |
| A | 89 - 84 | |
| A− | 83 - 79 | |
| good | B+ | 78 - 74 |
| B | 73 - 67 | |
| B− | 66 - 62 | |
| satisfactory | C+ | 61 - 56 |
| C | 55 - 49 | |
| C− | 48 - 44 | |
| sufficient | D+ | 43 - 39 |
| D | 38 - 32 | |
| poor | D− | 31 - 26 |
| insufficient | F | < 26 |
Grade composition
The overall rating is made up of the following individual ratings from independent third parties:
Journalism Awards31 +
Journalism prizes are awards for excellent journalistic work in the period covered by the call for entries, which is usually one or two years. Sources receive one plus point for each journalistic award won that we track. We currently track up to three prestigious awards per country.
- "Award for its coverage on Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh to avoid persecution in the Myanma state of Rakhine"
- "Awarded to Civilisations Augmented Reality App for Mobile"
- "Have You Heard George's Podcast?"
Peabody Award
- "BBC America, for "BBC World News America: Haiti's Earthquake" (Matt Frei, Matthew Price, correspondents)"
duPont–Columbia Award
- "Journalist of the Year: Laura Kuenssberg (BBC): She provided extensive, authoritative reporting during a tumultuous year and made Brexit her own story."
- "Investigation of the Year: Richard Bilton, James Oliver, Jonathan Coffey, David Thompson, Andrew Head (BBC Panorama): The team exposed Russian money laundering, criminal links to Putin, offshore wrongdoing and Iceland's prime minister's secret company."
- "Health and Life Science Journalism: Deborah Cohen (BBC Newsnight): For hard-hitting, lucid journalism combining strong scientific reporting with significant public interest."
- "Crime and Legal Affairs: Steve Swann, Thomas Mackintosh, Tom Symonds, Danny Shaw, Wesley Stephenson, Jodi Law, David Brown (BBC News): For comprehensive data analysis that provided a deeper picture of killings in the UK during 2019."
- "Marie Colvin Award: Feras Al Ajrami (BBC Eye Investigations): Reporting from Gaza, he gave victims a voice, showed exceptional courage and produced vivid accounts amid an extremely dangerous conflict."
- "Interviewer of the Year: Laura Kuenssberg (BBC News): The judges praised her forensic, politely determined interviews and her refusal to let subjects evade difficult questions."
- "Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Journalism: Rianna Croxford, Ruth Evans, Cate Brown, Ed McGown, Tom Stone, Ed Campbell, Karen Wightman (BBC Panorama): Their three-year investigation exposed sexual abuse and exploitation at a major fashion brand, giving male victims a voice and prompting global attention."
- "Crime & Legal Journalism: Sue Mitchell, Rob Lawrie, Joel Moors, Winifred Robinson, Dan Clarke, Philip Sellars, Tom Brignell, Mom Tudie (BBC Radio 4): The team produced gripping, brave reporting and used impressive investigative techniques to find a wanted people-smuggling kingpin whom police could not locate."
- "Interviewer of the Year: Emily Maitlis (BBC): Her face-to-face interview with Prince Andrew was judged the year’s outstanding interview and a globally significant, agenda-setting scoop."
- "Local and Regional Journalism: Jonathan Gibson (Inside Out West Midlands, BBC Birmingham): His tenacious reporting exposed a major scandal despite personal risk, demonstrating the importance of well-resourced local journalism."
- "Photojournalism: Rianna Croxford (BBC News): Croxford was recognised as an excellent investigative journalist whose reporting consistently brought overlooked stories to public attention."
- "Investigation of the Year: Richard Bilton, Andrew Head, David Gray, David Howell, Seamas McCracken, Farhad Mohammadi, Matt Bardo, Hannah O’Grady, Rachel Jupp (BBC Panorama): The investigation exposed alleged atrocities in Afghanistan and Iraq, challenging senior officials and highlighting the importance of long-term investigative reporting."
- "Crime and Legal Affairs Journalism: Samantha Poling, Eamon T. O Connor, Shelley Jofre, Mona McAlinden (BBC Scotland): Their investigation rigorously examined a police operation, exposed serious shortcomings and shed new light on an unsolved murder."
- "Interviewer of the Year: Emma Barnett (BBC Radio 4): Her rigorous research and attention to detail consistently secured answers to questions important to her audience."
- "Digital Journalism: Sophia Smith Galer (BBC): Her TikTok journalism was consistently engaging, witty, fact-based and fresh, with impressive reach and impact."
- "Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Journalism: Chi Chi Izundu, Ruth Evans, Alexandra Topping, Aamna Mohdin (BBC News): Brave, painstaking reporting that investigated misconduct allegations against their own employer and gave victims a voice."
- "Technology Journalism: Harry Davies, Simon Goodley, Felicity Lawrence, Lisa O'Carroll, Rob Davies, Paul Lewis, John Collingridge, Johana Bhuiyan, Rowena Mason, Dan Milmo, James Oliver, Rory Tinman, Nassos Stylianou, Will Dahlgreen, Aisling Gallagher, Becky Dale, Richard Bilton, Andy Head, Karen Wightman (BBC Panorama): A major scoop exposed corporate misconduct at one of the world’s largest technology companies."
- "Business, Finance and Economics Journalism: James Oliver, Steve Swann, Nassos Stylianou, Will Dahlgreen (Panorama): Their reporting exposed how the UK enabled Russian oligarchs to evade sanctions through secrecy and government failings."
- "Diversity and Inclusion Journalism: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Vanessa Bowles, Bettina Waked, Jasmine Bonshor, Liza Hodgson, Maria Caramelo, Mohamed Salah, Tim Awford, Rosie Garthwaite, Mustafa Khalili (BBC News): The judges praised this brave and important reporting about attacks on queer people in Egypt, noting the courage required from both journalists and sources."
- "Personal Finance Journalism: Andrew Picken (BBC Scotland News Online): Picken went beyond routine reporting to give overlooked people a voice, including tenants, families and residents facing severe housing problems."
- "Travel Journalism: Jean MacKenzie (BBC News): MacKenzie used distinctive online storytelling to give oppressed people a voice in one of the world’s least reported countries."
- "Energy & Environment: Jess Kelly, Owen Pinnell, Carole Bertinet, Mohamed Boteen, Nour Altounji, Inam Talib, Azhar Al-Rubaie, Rosie Garthwaite, Mustafa Khalili, Tim Awford (BBC News): This prescient and thorough investigation had major impact, delivering striking revelations and achieving tangible results."
- "Investigation of the Year: Mike Radford, Erica Gornall, Cassie Cornish-Trestrail, Keaton Stone (BBC2): Their explosive investigation into Mohamed Al Fayed persuaded numerous sources to speak publicly and had broad institutional and social impact."
- "Arts & Entertainment Journalism: Noor Nanji, Felicity Baker (BBC News): Their exclusive reporting on Gregg Wallace prompted extensive follow-up and demonstrated strong institutional accountability."
- "Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Journalism: Tara Mills, John O’Kane (BBC Spotlight): Their gripping report gave struggling, overlooked parents a voice and achieved real-world impact."
- "Features Journalism: Duncan Leatherdale (BBC News): His multimedia account of grief, risk-taking and mental-health struggles left the judges with the strongest lasting impression."
- "Local Heroes: Stephen Nolan, David Thomson (BBC Radio Ulster): They made a complex global financial investigation accessible to Northern Irish listeners by identifying tax dodgers, prompting substantial public feedback."
British Journalism Awards
Media Bias/Fact Check16 +, 4 -
Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) is an American fact-checking website founded in 2015. It uses a 0-10 scale to rate sites on two areas: bias and factual accuracy. A source rated by MBFC with minimal bias gets 10 plus points. Maximum bias gets 10 minus points. The same principle applies to factual accuracy.
- "Least Biased"
Bias Rating
- "Mostly Factual"
Factual Reporting
Ad Fontes Media16 +, 4 -
Ad Fontes Media, Inc. is a media watchdog organization based in Colorado that is best known for its Media Bias Chart, which ranks media sources based on political bias and reliability. We combine their ratings of individual articles and episodes to create a weighted average, with low-rated items increasingly weighted higher.
- "High"
Reliability (Weighted Average)
- "Low Bias"
Bias (Weighted Average)
Studies10 +
Most scientific publications, though not all, rely on some form of peer review or editorial review to qualify texts for publication. Sources mentioned in studies which rate media quality and/or reliability receive between 10 plus and 10 minus points.
Fact Checkers2 -
We primarily use fact-checkers affiliated with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). We have linked to the International Fact-Checking Network fact-checkers' code of principles in the headline. For each failed fact-checker there is one minus point.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia’s reliability was frequently criticized in the 2000s. However, various studies and media reports have noted improvements over time, and in the late 2010s and early 2020s, it was more often praised.
In the scoring model, any positive mention of a source’s credibility or quality in a Wikipedia extract receives a plus point—while negative mentions are treated as minus points.
- "BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world."
- "BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world."
English-speaking
Press Council Rulings
Press councils are national institutions of media self-regulation. Press councils have their own defined press code. Reprimands are issued in the event of a violation of the press code (e.g. for truthfulness, diligence, sensationalism, separation of advertising and editorial, personal rights). For each reprimand issued by a national press council, a source receives one minus point.
- We are not aware of any press council rulings against this source to date.
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