I don't see how that statement would be inherently contradictory?
"X is a Y Z, with a greater W than most" I think would generally be interpreted as "X is a Y Z with a greater W than most Y Zs"
So, X would have a more than 50th percentile ranking in Y Zs, when ranking by W.
I don't see why it would be impossible for a standard mainstream news organization to have a greater than 50 percentile ranking when ordering standard mainstream news organizations be journalistic standards.
Sorry, been busy with baseball the last couple of days...
Clever bit going all-variable when there is no frame of reference, starting point, or baseline.
On its face, if it is a standard, mainstream organization, it has srandard, mainstream standards. However, there may be some source that indicates otherwise (the call in the second half of my statement).
"X is a Y Z, with a greater W than most" I think would generally be interpreted as "X is a Y Z with a greater W than most Y Zs"
So, X would have a more than 50th percentile ranking in Y Zs, when ranking by W.
I don't see why it would be impossible for a standard mainstream news organization to have a greater than 50 percentile ranking when ordering standard mainstream news organizations be journalistic standards.