R0050/2026-03-31-02/Q001/SRC03

Research	R0050 — Journalism Disciplines
Run	2026-03-31-02
Query	Q001
Search	S02
Result	S02-R01
Source	SRC03

NewsGuard rating methodology — nine-criteria, 100-point source credibility scoring system

Source

Field	Value
Title	Website Rating Process and Criteria
Publisher	NewsGuard
Author(s)	NewsGuard
Date	Current
URL	https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/rating-process-criteria/
Type	Methodology document

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Some concerns

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Primary source from the organization itself; detailed, publicly documented methodology
Relevance	The most structurally formalized source evaluation system in journalism — directly relevant to all four query features
Bias flags	COI concern: NewsGuard is a commercial entity licensing ratings to tech companies and libraries, which creates financial incentive to maintain specific rating distributions

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC03-E01	Nine-criteria scoring system with 100-point scale and five rating tiers
SRC03-E02	Separation of credibility (62.5 pts) and transparency (37.5 pts) domains