News & Media

The most accessible news & media site is BBC, with a score of 95. The least accessible news & media site is The New York Times, with a score of 0.

League average accessibility score

43

Poor−15 vs last month

1 Good · 1 Needs improvement · 8 Poor

10

sites tracked

1,632

scans analysed

607

issues found

422

audits passed

Good · 90+

Position 1No change in positionBBCBBC95 out of 100, good5 points up since last month

Needs improvement · 70–89

Position 21places gained since last monthCNNCNN85 out of 100, needs improvementNo change in score

Poor · below 70

Position 34places gained since last monthFox NewsFox News55 out of 100, poorNo change in score
Position 4, tied3places lost since last monthReutersReutersCrossed into Poor43 out of 100, poor47 points down since last month
Position 4, tied5places gained since last monthThe GuardianThe Guardian43 out of 100, poor20 points up since last month
Position 61places lost since last monthNPRNPRCrossed into Poor40 out of 100, poor30 points down since last month
Position 71places gained since last monthBloombergBloomberg33 out of 100, poorNo change in score
Position 84places lost since last monthAP NewsAP NewsCrossed into Poor20 out of 100, poor55 points down since last month
Position 91places gained since last monthThe Washington PostThe Washington Post18 out of 100, poor18 points up since last month
Position 104places lost since last monthThe New York TimesThe New York Times0 out of 100, poor60 points down since last month

Trend shows one point per week since April, coloured by the zone each score sits in. Scores come from automated WCAG checks run every week; positions and movement are recomputed on the 1st of each month.

League insights

What holds news & media sites back

Most common failures in this league

unique landmarksmoderate60%
6 of 10 sites affected
page landmarksmoderate50%
5 of 10 sites affected
text spacingserious50%
5 of 10 sites affected
image alt textcritical40%
4 of 10 sites affected
touch target sizeserious40%
4 of 10 sites affected
discernible link textserious30%
3 of 10 sites affected

Share of league sites with at least one instance in this month's scans. Severity per axe-core impact.