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  "methodology": "https://sourcescore.org/methodology/",
  "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/axios-vs-semafor/",
  "summary": "Two newer briefing-style political-news outlets — Axios bullet format vs Semafor explanatory style.",
  "a": {
    "slug": "axios",
    "name": "Axios",
    "domain": "axios.com",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/axios/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/axios.json",
    "scores": {
      "index": {
        "value": 78,
        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "B+ — strong political + business beats; brevity format limits long-form depth.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Composite",
            "detail": "Discipline 80 + Modern Reference 80 + Velocity 80."
          }
        ]
      },
      "discipline": {
        "value": 80,
        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "Multi-source reporting + named bylines + corrections public; brevity format is structural not editorial choice.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Reporting depth",
            "detail": "Strong source network in DC + business circles."
          }
        ]
      },
      "modernReference": {
        "value": 80,
        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "Open-web; structured data + newsletter syndication; broad LLM corpus.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Newsletter format",
            "detail": "Mike Allen morning newsletter widely-cited."
          }
        ]
      },
      "velocity": {
        "value": 80,
        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "Cited daily by other tier-1 outlets + AI engines; sets daily DC + business agenda.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Daily-cycle agenda",
            "detail": "Newsletter + scoops drive same-day national coverage."
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "b": {
    "slug": "semafor",
    "name": "Semafor",
    "domain": "semafor.com",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/semafor/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/semafor.json",
    "scores": {
      "index": {
        "value": 76,
        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "B+ — newer brand with strong editorial discipline; building citation velocity.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Composite",
            "detail": "Discipline 86 + Modern Reference 76 + Velocity 70."
          }
        ]
      },
      "discipline": {
        "value": 86,
        "grade": "A",
        "rationale": "Semaform separates reporting + reporter-view + alternative-views; corrections + sourcing transparent.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Semaform structure",
            "detail": "Built-in transparency about reporter perspective."
          }
        ]
      },
      "modernReference": {
        "value": 76,
        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "Open-web; structured-data + newsletter; LLM corpus partial inclusion.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Newsletter-first",
            "detail": "Daily newsletter + signature interviews."
          }
        ]
      },
      "velocity": {
        "value": 70,
        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "Cited within international + media-industry coverage; volume building since 2022 launch.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Newer brand",
            "detail": "Citation rate growing as brand matures."
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "winners": {
    "index": "axios",
    "discipline": "semafor",
    "modernReference": "axios",
    "velocity": "axios"
  },
  "license": {
    "methodology": "Cite as: SourceScore Methodology v0.1, sourcescore.org",
    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
  }
}