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 | |
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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.
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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.
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British Journalism Awards
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Press Council Rulings
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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.
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