Is The Economist a reliable source?
This is how independent third parties assess the credibility and media bias of this source.
OVERALL RATING:41 +, 4 -
The Economist scores a total of 41 Plus Points and 4 Minus Points in our evaluation of journalistic quality.
This corresponds to a score of 84* resp. the grade A (very good).
*: (41 + 5 BP) * 100 / (41 + 5 BP + 4 + 5 BP)
The breakdown of the points follows below.
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 - 69 | |
| B- | 68 - 63 | |
| satisfactory | C+ | 62 - 58 |
| C | 57 - 53 | |
| C- | 52 - 47 | |
| sufficient | D+ | 46 - 44 |
| D | 43 - 40 | |
| D- | 39 - 37 | |
| poor | E+ | 36 - 33 |
| E | 32 - 30 | |
| E- | 29 - 26 | |
| insufficient | F | < 26 |
The breakdown of the points follows below.
Other Ratings
aljazeera.com
@aljazeera.com
CNN
@cnn.com
BBC
@bbc.com
freemalaysiatoday.com
@freemalaysiatoday.com
Reuters
@reuters.com
The Guardian
@theguardian.com
Bloomberg
@bloomberg.com
VICE
@vice.com
Nikkei Asia
@asia.nikkei.com
news.abs-cbn.com
@news.abs-cbn.com
News from reputable sources that might interest you
US President Joe Biden said his administration had done what was possible to address the banking crisis with available authorities ... Show more
Hallie Scruggs was 9 years old.
She was the youngest of the Scruggs kids and according to her family, loved unicorns and ninjas ... Show more
Rep. Maxwell Frost called GOP House members "cowards" yesterday in a floor speech after the Nashville school shooting that left three kids and three ... Show more
Federal Judge Orders Pence to Testify in Special Counsel Probe into Trump, Jan. 6: Reports
usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2023-03-28/federal-judge-orders-pence-to-testify-in-special-counsel-probe-into-trump-jan-6-reports
Alibaba to split up into 6 companies in major restructuring: HONG KONG -- Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba Group Holding will reorganize into six business groups ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Alibaba-to-split-up-into-6-companies-in-major-restructuring
Biden pushes for Republican proposal in U.S. debt-ceiling standoff: Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to ...
reuters.com/world/us/mccarthy-urges-biden-start-debt-talks-democrats-say-he-has-no-plan-2023-03-28/
Miami Seaquarium, owner of NFL’s Colts tease announcement about last Puget Sound orca in captivity
columbian.com/news/2023/mar/28/miami-seaquarium-owner-of-nfls-colts-tease-announcement-about-last-puget-sound-orca-in-captivity/
Biden: ‘We Have To Do More to Protect Our Schools’: The president offered no new executive action after a shooting at a Tennessee school that killed six ...
usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2023-03-27/biden-we-have-to-do-more-to-protect-our-schools
There's a planet party scheduled this week, and amateur astronomers across the globe are invited (clear skies permitting) ... Show more
Why We Must Defend Against the GOP Plan to Destroy Public Education: Our public schools shouldn't be pawns for politicians' ambitions ...
commondreams.org/opinion/weingarten-defend-public-education
Virginia Tech women are Final Four bound after NCAA tourney win: For the first time, the Virginia Tech women's basketball team is headed to the Final Four.
richmond.com/sports/college/virginia-tech-women-are-final-four-bound-after-ncaa-tourney-win/article_ca0a6ec6-cce9-11ed-9588-2fd587521ede.html
Singaporean lives in a tiny house in New Zealand, calls it his 'little retreat'
asiaone.com/lifestyle/singaporean-lives-tiny-house-new-zealand-calls-it-his-little-retreat
Tennessee Gov. Lee says Covenant shooting hit close to home: First lady Maria Lee was good friends with one of the victims.
axios.com/local/nashville/2023/03/28/gov-lee-says-covenant-shooting-hit-close-to-home-nashville-tennessee
US Supreme Court justices get stiffer rules for reporting free trips, gifts: U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges will be required to provide greater ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-justices-get-stiffer-rules-reporting-free-trips-gifts-2023-03-29/
Prince Harry is back in the U.K. for a lawsuit hearing: In his first known trip to the United Kingdom since the Queen's funeral, Prince Harry attended a High ...
npr.org/2023/03/27/1166196684/prince-harry-meghan-lawsuit-anl-uk
Pinball Long Island opens in Patchogue with nearly 100 games: Gamers can expect about 100 machines that span from the 1960s to today.
newsday.com/lifestyle/recreation/pinball-long-island-patchogue-jaqx37df
Over the weekend, The Christian Science Monitor staff won 1st prize among national publications for Best Headline portfolio at the national conference of ACES: ... Show more
After the deadly Nashville school shooting, President Joe Biden calls for Congress to act and ban assault weapons
Survivor of 2022 shooting makes angry plea: After surviving a mass shooting in Illinois, a woman visiting Nashville confronts media.
bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65095161
Keanu Reeves Recalls Sweet Moment 'In Bed' With Girlfriend Alexandra Grant: The "John Wick" star wasn't afraid to gush over quality time with his "honey."
huffpost.com/entry/keanu-reeves-alexandra-grant-bliss_n_6423657fe4b0a10577ba5815
Biden says Netanyahu won't get White House invitation in "near future"
axios.com/2023/03/28/biden-netanyahu-invitation-judicial-overhaul-israel
New Mexico tackles food insecurity with free school meals for all: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a bill to provide free school meals to all ...
csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2023/0328/New-Mexico-tackles-food-insecurity-with-free-school-meals-for-all
LIVE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chairs virtual panel with Ukraine President Volodymyr ZelenskiyUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken chairs a ... Show more
Environmental auditors approve green labels for products linked to deforestation and authoritarian regimes - ICIJ
icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/auditors-green-labels-sustainability-environmental-harm/
After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Nashville residents reeled from a fatal grade school shooting that left ...
apnews.com/article/gun-laws-tennessee-shooting-6192267a5ef5791416adda36667d287b
Justine Bateman Dismisses Plastic Surgery: 'My Face Represents Who I Am': The "Family Ties" actor said she feels "sad" for people who think they need to "fix ...
huffpost.com/entry/justine-bateman-plastic-surgery-aging_n_6422f428e4b0ec7dfe487701
Turning point: More US electricity generated by renewables than coal: In 2022, electricity generated from renewable energy passed coal electricity production in ...
csmonitor.com/USA/2023/0328/Turning-point-More-US-electricity-generated-by-renewables-than-coal
President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed: The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority ...
npr.org/2023/03/28/1166577083/biden-guns-congress
91-year-old spends 5 days hiking 24 miles across Grand Canyon — and sets world record
sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article273519270.html
Belarus says it will host Russian nuclear weapons to counter NATO: Belarus on Tuesday confirmed it will host Russian tactical nuclear weapons ...
reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-says-it-decided-host-russian-nuclear-weapons-after-nato-pressure-2023-03-28/
McCarthy demands meeting with Biden. White House: ‘Show us your budget.’: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday demanded a meeting with President ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/28/mccarthy-biden-budget/
Care, 'magic' help DC's cherry blossom trees defy age: Peak bloom has arrived for the thousands of Japanese cherry blossom trees at the National Mall in ...
apnews.com/article/cherry-blossom-festival-washington-tree-care-6921a4dedf3cb8e2c24630142183d391
Supreme Court justices under new ethics disclosures on trips, other gifts: Supreme Court justices and all federal judges must provide a fuller public accounting ...
washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/03/28/supreme-court-disclosures-trips-gifts/
LIVE: US Vice President Kamala Harris gives speech in Ghana's historic Black Star Square
US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech to an audience of ... Show more
Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future: CAPE COAST, Ghana (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday stepped through the black doors of ...
apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-ghana-africa-slavery-99195056d1eeb545629c9e39455664c9
Head of Nashville school in shooting would 'run to' danger: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who was killed in a ...
apnews.com/article/nashville-school-shooting-covenant-school-victims-302a59c68430d62212c444f0beae2527
Donald Trump's Waco Rally Attendance Was a Lot Smaller Than He Thinks: Trump is known for inflating crowd sizes. He told Fox News: "The press admitted there were ...
newsweek.com/trump-waco-rally-crowd-size-smaller-1790873
WATCH: 'When babies die,' it is time to move beyond prayers, Senate chaplain says
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-senate-chaplain-prays-for-lawmaker-action-after-nashville-shooting
Oath Keeper Jurors Cried Watching Lawyer ‘Torture’ Client William Isaacs on the Stand, One Says
thedailybeast.com/oath-keeper-jurors-cried-watching-lawyer-torture-client-william-isaacs-on-the-stand-one-says
Couple opens pizza hawker stall so their special needs child has a job in the future
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/dining/pizza-hawker-stall-neapolitan-taman-jurong-food-centre-353456
Wild dashcam video shows car sent soaring into flip by loose tire: The footage, taken near Los Angeles, shows a tire fly off a pickup truck and slide under an ...
globalnews.ca/news/9584184/loose-tire-truck-car-sent-flying-video/
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, in the Hot Seat, Channels a Silicon Valley Style Icon: Facing questions from U.S. lawmakers, Shou Zi Chew shared a video statement this ...
wsj.com/articles/shou-zi-chew-tiktok-ceo-style-2368d8f4
Bob Iger warns Disney staff that 7,000 layoffs will come in 3 waves—starting this week
fortune.com/2023/03/28/disney-layoffs-bob-iger-staff-memo-job-cuts/
'Dream's come true' as Virginia Tech reaches 1st Final Four: "We just wanted it more," Tech senior center Elizabeth Kitley said.
richmond.com/sports/college/basketball/dreams-come-true-as-virginia-tech-reaches-1st-final-four/article_442eaaa9-7fb2-5b16-9561-1888b661825d.html
Three-Quarters Say Trump Did ‘Something Wrong’: Poll: A new poll found that while Trump's message of persecution is resonating among Republicans ...
usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2023-03-27/three-quarters-say-trump-did-something-wrong-poll
Wisconsin's Supreme Court race could be the beginning of the end for GOP dominance
politico.com/news/2023/03/28/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-00089271
Hubble telescope captures images of Jupiter and Uranus looking different: The NASA Hubble Space Telescope allows for scientists to closely monitor the changing ...
cnn.com/2023/03/28/world/hubble-telescope-gas-giants-weather-scn/
Father stabbed to death outside Vancouver Starbucks after asking man to not vape near his toddler
vancouversun.com/news/local-news/father-stabbed-to-death-outside-vancouver-starbucks-a-great-guy
Stargazers will be able to see five planets –Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus – in a planetary alignment just before March ends. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/22/planets-parade-mercury-venus-mars-jupiter-uranus/11522610002/
Two years after scandal, the Columbus Zoo is accredited again: The Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation is valid for five years.
axios.com/local/columbus/2023/03/28/columbus-zoo-accredited-again-scandal-aza
U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022: Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S ...
orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-us-renewable-electricity-20230328-si77hkx3lzalpcd4wofmkvqd74-story.html
Abducted 11-year-old rescued after police track child’s iPad: The man arrested admitted to offering the child a ride but denied touching her.
abcnews.go.com/US/missing-11-year-rescued-after-police-track-childs/story
Kamala Harris visits Ghana 'slave castle,' says 'history must be learned ': U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech to thousands of young Ghanaians ...
reuters.com/world/africa/kamala-harris-exhorts-africans-innovate-empower-women-ghana-speech-2023-03-28/
Grilled, fried or stewed: Eateries in Singapore serving up silkworms without approval
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/silkworm-pupae-food-dishes-sold-without-approval-chinese-korean-3378671
A bill aimed at curtailing the chief justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) powers to take suo motu notices and constituting benches of the Supreme Court was presented ... Show more
How 'All in the Family' Changed American TV Forever: All in the Family was the first program to genuinely reckon with the cultural upheaval of 1960s ...
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/03/how-all-family-changed-american-tv-forever/618353/
Harris visits Africa to strengthen U.S. ties and counter Chinese influence: Vice President Kamala Harris is in Africa this week for a three-country tour focused ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/harris-visits-africa-to-strengthen-u-s-ties-and-counter-chinese-influence
How to watch the 5-planet alignment: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars: A five-planet alignment will be visible in the night sky on Tuesday.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/watch-5-planet-alignment-jupiter-mercury-venus-uranus-mars/story
The Man Who Leads Senate Prayer Is Fed Up With ‘Thoughts And Prayers’: "When babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers ...
huffpost.com/entry/shooting-guns-barry-black_n_6422fe7ae4b049e21e2e73e6
Biden says he’s exhausted executive authority on guns, Congress must act: The president renewed his call for Congress to pass an assault weapons ban and said ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/28/biden-guns-nashville/
Bokeem Woodbine Is One Of The Most Underrated Actors Of His Generation: "The Inspection" star has been low-key stealing scenes throughout his 30-year career ...
huffpost.com/entry/bokeem-woodbine-inspection-underrated-actor_n_637659e7e4b08013a8b42bed
Mark Hamill lends 'Star Wars' voice to Ukrainian air-raid app: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — “Attention. Air raid alert,” the voice says with a Jedi knight’s gravitas ...
apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-star-wars-luke-hamill-app-08ec03bf1a2c9c0378857090079f00f9
Houston Astros: When will champs stop spoiling us? No time soon: Some of the names have changed — goodbye, Justin Verlander; hello, José Abreu — but the golden ...
houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/brian-t-smith/article/houston-astros-extended-golden-era-2023-preview-17844654.php
Body camera footage shows Nashville officers rushing toward gunfire at The Covenant School
axios.com/local/nashville/2023/03/28/nashville-officers-rushed-toward-gunfire-at-the-covenant-school
Giant meatball of extinct mammoth unveiled in The Netherlands: A giant meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth was ...
reuters.com/world/europe/giant-meatball-extinct-mammoth-unveiled-netherlands-2023-03-28/
One of the Luckiest Lightning Strikes Ever Recorded: Brazilian researchers captured on camera the brief moment when lightning rods on buildings released an ...
nytimes.com/2023/03/28/science/lightning-rod-video.html
'Dungeons & Dragons' and the Return of the Sincere Blockbuster: Finally, a fantasy film that’s not embarrassed of itself.
theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/03/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves-movie-review/673547/
Senate Republicans Lob Newest Challenge to Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan
usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2023-03-27/senate-republicans-lob-newest-challenge-to-bidens-student-loan-cancellation-plan
Man claims to lose 30 pounds in 36 days by eating only McDonald’s: Through his TikTok account, @bigmaccoaching, Kevin Maginnis has documented his fast-food order ...
globalnews.ca/news/9584447/mcdonalds-diet-man-loses-weight-tiktok/
Colm Tóibín to publish sequel to Brooklyn next year: Long Island reunites readers with Eilis Lacey and her family 20 years after Brooklyn
irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/03/28/colm-toibin-to-publish-sequel-to-brooklyn-next-year/
The couple has no regrets about leaving the U.S. Here's a look inside their 400-year-old 2-bedroom, 1,300-square-feet home.
This family left the U.S. and bought an apartment in Portugal for $534,000—look inside their 400-year-old home
cnbc.com/2022/08/27/retired-couple-left-the-us-and-bought-an-apartment-in-portugal-for-534000-look-inside-their-home.html
Editorial: After the Nashville school shooting, America must do more than grieve. It must act.
chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-covenant-school-shooting-nashville-assault-weapons-20230328-wiy2eerkqnb3bdmekytgxz7the-story.html
Ad Fontes Media17 +, 3 -
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)
Media Bias/Fact Check19 +, 1 -
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
- "High"
Factual Reporting
Wikipedia4 +
Wikipedia's reliability was often criticized in the 2000s but has improved over time; in the late 2010s and early 2020s, it was universally praised. Any positive mention of a source in the extract of a Wikipedia page in terms of credibility and quality gets a plus point, and vice versa.
Journalism Awards1 +
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.
- "Killian Fox – 1843 magazine, The Economist"
British Journalism Awards
Fact Checkers
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.
- There are no failed fact checks to date.
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.
- There have been no press council rulings against the source to date.
Studies
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.
- There are no evaluations of studies available to date.
Recommended for you