Grade composition
The overall rating is made up of the following individual ratings from independent third parties:
Journalism Awards35 +
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.
- "Digital Innovation: TheGuardian.com: For '6X9', a virtual reality project on solitary confinement, using innovative storytelling and multimedia to powerfully convey the story."
- "Business, Finance and Economics Journalism: Simon Goodley (The Guardian): For undercover investigation at Sports Direct, revealing poor working conditions and pay, prompting company reforms and raising awareness of labor issues."
- "Comment Journalism, sponsored by Heineken: Aditya Chakrabortty (The Guardian): For eloquent, passionate commentary on diverse topics, backed by thorough research and strong arguments."
- "Technology Journalism, sponsored by Huawei: Carole Cadwalladr (The Observer): For investigating tech companies' influence on elections, raising major questions about democracy and society."
- "Sports Journalism: Daniel Taylor (The Guardian): For exposing child abuse in football, opening the floodgates for victims to speak and prompting wide investigation."
- "Comment Journalism: Marina Hyde (Guardian News & Media): Clever, innovative commentary that consistently provides fresh perspectives and is compulsive reading."
- "Business, Finance and Economics Journalism: Rob Davies (Guardian News & Media): An investigation into gambling and government policy that led to a minister's resignation and exposed wrongdoing."
- "Features Journalism: Simon Hattenstone, Daniel Lavelle (Guardian News & Media): Clear, concise storytelling exposing the deaths of homeless people, creating a gripping and impactful series."
- "Sports Journalism: Simon Lock, Rob Davies, Jacob Steinberg (The Guardian): Tenaciously investigated hidden football dealings involving Abramovich, exposing the darker side of the sport."
- "Features Journalism: Sirin Kale (The Guardian): Produced must-read features blending beautiful writing with meticulous research on difficult subjects."
- "Anti-corruption Investigation of the Year, sponsored by Global Witness: Juliette Garside, David Pegg, Hilary Osborne, Jason Burke, Caelainn Barr, Paul Lewis (The Guardian): For the Luanda Leaks investigation, exposing high-level government corruption in Angola and its global ramifications."
- "Comment Journalism: Marina Hyde (The Guardian): For consistently outstanding and timely commentary, providing must-read, witty, and fitting writing for the political climate."
- "Scoop of the Year: Matthew Weaver (The Guardian): For breaking the must-read story of the pandemic about Dominic Cummings breaking lockdown rules."
- "Feature Writer of the Year: Sophie Elmhirst (The Guardian): For literary talent and providing fresh, moving perspectives on overlooked subjects in powerful feature writing."
- "Technology Journalism, sponsored by Huawei: Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian): For breaking the story of Jeff Bezos' phone hack, a powerful and well-researched investigation with personal risk."
- "News Provider of the Year: Guardian News and Media: For marking its 200th anniversary with impactful investigations, innovative storytelling, and a pioneering business model."
- "Politics Journalism: Marina Hyde (The Guardian): For incisive, fearless commentary skewering targets with wit and fluency."
- "Arts and Entertainment Journalism: Sirin Kale, Lucy Osborne (The Guardian): For a brave investigation giving voice to whistle-blowers and having significant impact regarding allegations against actor Noel Clarke."
- "Foreign Affairs Journalism: Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian): For a thorough, well-researched investigation into global spyware and surveillance technology."
- "Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Journalism: Chi Chi Izundu, Ruth Evans, Alexandra Topping, Aamna Mohdin (The Guardian): Brave journalism investigating sexual misconduct by shining a light on their own employer and giving a voice to victims."
- "Photojournalism: Ed Ram (The Guardian): Showed compassion and artistry in covering the impact of war in Ukraine."
- "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 (The Guardian): Exposed corporate misbehavior at Uber through a major scoop revealing lawbreaking and secret lobbying."
- "Woman of the Year: Pippa Crerar (The Guardian): Relentless pursuit of Partygate scoop, building trust and exposing wrongdoing in the seat of power."
- "Business, Finance and Economics Journalism: Anna Isaac (The Guardian): Honored for a sensitive, impactful CBI investigation with wide-ranging consequences."
- "Crime & Legal Journalism: Emily Dugan (The Guardian): Awarded for exemplary, years-long campaign revealing a major miscarriage of justice and systemic failures."
- "Arts & Entertainment Journalism: Rachael Healy (The Guardian): Recognized for breaking major stories about powerful people, sparking significant public discussion."
- "News Provider of the Year: The Guardian: Honored for shining light on under-reported issues, driving social justice and environmental change, and financial sustainability."
- "Sports Journalism: William Ralston (The Guardian): Awarded for in-depth, professional reporting on a significant, previously underreported issue in sports."
- "Journalist of the Year 2018: Amelia Gentleman (The Guardian): For exposing the Windrush scandal, setting the agenda and leading to a Home Secretary's resignation through detailed case studies."
- "Investigation of the Year: Carole Cadwalladr (The Observer): For securing a whistleblower interview on the Facebook data breach, contributing to a collaborative investigation with major impact."
- "The Marie Colvin Award for raising the reputation of British journalism: Alan Rusbridger (The Guardian): Alan Rusbridger was honored for visionary leadership, major investigations, press freedom advocacy, and enhancing journalism's reputation."
- "Investigation of the year sponsored by Public Concern at Work: Juliette Garside, James Ball, David Leigh, David Pegg (The Guardian): Their HSBC Files investigation exposed tax haven abuses, showcasing impactful international investigative journalism."
- "Foreign Affairs Journalism: Patrick Kingsley (The Guardian): Patrick Kingsley's reporting on refugees and migration offered epic, in-depth storytelling about the refugee journey across the Mediterranean."
- "Campaign of the Year: The Guardian: The Guardian's 'Keep it in the Ground' was an ambitious climate change campaign with global impact and tangible results."
British Journalism Awards
Media Bias/Fact Check10 +, 10 -
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.
- "Center-Left"
Bias Rating
- "Mixed"
Factual Reporting
Ad Fontes Media11 +, 9 -
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.
- "Medium"
Reliability (Weighted Average)
- "Center-Left"
Bias (Weighted Average)
Fact Checkers14 -
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.
- "FACT CHECK: Did A Florida School Ban Amanda Gorman's Poem?"
- "Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion"
- "Child self-harm numbers in the Guardian, Mirror and Independent don’t reflect survey’s actual findings - Full Fact"
- "Poverty hasn’t skyrocketed in the UK - Full Fact"
- "Data from Barnardo’s doesn’t show the number of children needing foster care has grown 44% - Full Fact"
- "Do companies bidding for government contracts have to back Brexit? - Full Fact"
- "Layla Moran’s child malnutrition figures are wrong - Full Fact"
- "There are some mistakes in these figures about lung cancer diagnoses - Full Fact"
- "Quarter of private renters experience sickness over housing worries—but we don’t know if private renting is the cause - Full Fact"
- "Are there 3.5 million vegans in the UK? - Full Fact"
- "Justice spending is down 25% since 2010, not 40% - Full Fact"
- "Government proposes new zero hour contract legislation - Full Fact"
- "The Most Popular Health Articles of 2018, a Scientific Credibility Review"
- "Would Sen. Britt’s bill create a pregnant women ‘registry’?"
Studies7 +, 3 -
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.
- "The Guardian 6.65/10 Points (Average from Accuracy: 7.14/10 Points + 7 more quality-related ratings)"
European Media Systems Survey 2013
Wikipedia6 +, 2 -
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.
- ""The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.""-> Neutral factual description of outlet type. (+1)Context: Opening line; simply states what The Guardian is. (independent third-party reporting)
""84% of readers agreeing that they 'trust what [they] see in it'""-> Poll by Ipsos MORI, a reputable independent polling firm; strong external evidence. (+1)Context: A 2018 Ipsos MORI poll found The Guardian scored highest for digital-content news trust among readers. (independent third-party reporting)
""most trusted in the UK in the period from October 2017 to September 2018""-> Based on Publishers Audience Measurement Company poll; reputable industry data. (+1)Context: A Publishers Audience Measurement Company poll found The Guardian's print edition was the most trusted in the UK for 2017–18. (independent third-party reporting)
""It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK.""-> General reputation statement; not a direct external assessment. (+1)Context: Describes how The Guardian is viewed in the UK; no source cited. (third-party summary statement)
""four times at the annual British Press Awards, most recently in 2023""-> British Press Awards are reputable, external industry recognition. (+1)Context: Named 'newspaper of the year' at the British Press Awards four times, most recently 2023. (independent third-party reporting)
""took down from its website 13 articles written by freelance journalist Joseph Mayton that it believed to include fabricated information, and apologised to its readers""-> Company admitted to publishing fabricated articles; based on company action and reporting. (-1)Context: Guardian removed 13 Mayton articles for suspected fabrication and apologized. (company statement and independent reporting)
""After publishing a story on 13 January 2017 claiming that WhatsApp had a 'backdoor [that] allows snooping on messages', more than 70 professional cryptographers signed on to an open letter calling for The Guardian to retract the article.""-> Open letter by cryptography experts criticizing technical accuracy; strong independent expertise. (-1)Context: Guardian's WhatsApp 'backdoor' story criticized by 70+ cryptographers; called for retraction. (independent third-party expert criticism)- ""The Guardian ist eine britische Tageszeitung.""-> Neutral factual description of outlet type. (+1)Context: Opening line; simply states what The Guardian is. (independent third-party reporting)Press Council RulingsPress 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.
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German-speaking - ""The Guardian ist eine britische Tageszeitung.""
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