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  "apiVersion": "v1",
  "methodology": "v0.1",
  "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/best/international-news/velocity/",
  "facet": {
    "type": "best-list-by-dimension",
    "bestList": "international-news",
    "dimension": "velocity"
  },
  "list": {
    "slug": "international-news",
    "title": "Best international news sources (non-US/UK)",
    "intent": "Global tier-1 news beyond Anglo-American press"
  },
  "dimension": {
    "key": "velocity",
    "label": "Citation Velocity",
    "short": "Velocity",
    "routeSegment": "velocity"
  },
  "count": 9,
  "means": {
    "dimension": 73,
    "composite": 76,
    "deltaVsComposite": -3
  },
  "leader": {
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "name": "Al Jazeera English",
    "score": 78,
    "grade": "B"
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "dimRank": 1,
      "compositeRank": 2,
      "rankDelta": 1,
      "slug": "al-jazeera",
      "name": "Al Jazeera English",
      "domain": "aljazeera.com",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Qatari international news network; English edition since 2006; Middle East + global beat coverage.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/al-jazeera/",
      "score": 78,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 78,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 2,
      "compositeRank": 3,
      "rankDelta": 1,
      "slug": "der-spiegel",
      "name": "Der Spiegel",
      "domain": "spiegel.de",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Germany's tier-1 weekly + daily, with English edition Spiegel International open-access.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/der-spiegel/",
      "score": 76,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 78,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 3,
      "compositeRank": 6,
      "rankDelta": 3,
      "slug": "scmp",
      "name": "South China Morning Post",
      "domain": "scmp.com",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Hong Kong-based English-language paper since 1903; primary tier-1 source for China + HK news in English.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/scmp/",
      "score": 76,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 75,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 4,
      "compositeRank": 4,
      "rankDelta": 0,
      "slug": "le-monde",
      "name": "Le Monde",
      "domain": "lemonde.fr",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "France's paper of record since 1944, with English edition (lemonde.fr/en/) widely cited.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/le-monde/",
      "score": 75,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 77,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 5,
      "compositeRank": 1,
      "rankDelta": -4,
      "slug": "the-conversation",
      "name": "The Conversation",
      "domain": "theconversation.com",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Academic-journalism collaboration; articles authored by academics + edited by journalists; CC-BY-ND.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/the-conversation/",
      "score": 72,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 82,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 6,
      "compositeRank": 8,
      "rankDelta": 2,
      "slug": "el-pais",
      "name": "El País",
      "domain": "elpais.com",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Spain's tier-1 daily since 1976, with strong Latin American reach via elpais.com Americas editions.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/el-pais/",
      "score": 72,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 74,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 7,
      "compositeRank": 5,
      "rankDelta": -2,
      "slug": "axios-pro-rata",
      "name": "Axios Pro",
      "domain": "axios.com/pro",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Axios's professional-tier specialist newsletters covering deals + policy + niches.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/axios-pro-rata/",
      "score": 70,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 76,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 8,
      "compositeRank": 7,
      "rankDelta": -1,
      "slug": "globe-and-mail",
      "name": "The Globe and Mail",
      "domain": "theglobeandmail.com",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Canada's national paper since 1844, broadsheet of record for business + politics.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/globe-and-mail/",
      "score": 70,
      "grade": "B",
      "compositeScore": 74,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    },
    {
      "dimRank": 9,
      "compositeRank": 9,
      "rankDelta": 0,
      "slug": "asahi-shimbun",
      "name": "Asahi Shimbun",
      "domain": "asahi.com",
      "category": "News",
      "summary": "Japan's tier-1 daily since 1879; English edition asahi.com/ajw partial open access.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/asahi-shimbun/",
      "score": 68,
      "grade": "C",
      "compositeScore": 71,
      "compositeGrade": "B"
    }
  ],
  "siblingViews": {
    "composite": "https://sourcescore.org/best/international-news/",
    "otherDimensions": [
      {
        "dimension": "discipline",
        "url": "https://sourcescore.org/best/international-news/discipline/"
      },
      {
        "dimension": "modernReference",
        "url": "https://sourcescore.org/best/international-news/modern-reference/"
      }
    ]
  },
  "verdict": "Al Jazeera English leads best international news sources (non-us/uk) on Citation Velocity at B (78/100). Mean Velocity: 73; mean composite Index: 76.",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
}