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  "summary": "US tier-1 vs Asia's English-language tier-1 — different default frames for China + HK reporting.",
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    "label": "Citation Discipline",
    "weightInComposite": "35%"
  },
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    "name": "The New York Times",
    "domain": "nytimes.com",
    "category": "News",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/nyt/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/nyt.json",
    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/discipline/nyt/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/discipline/nyt.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 88,
      "grade": "A",
      "rationale": "Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Public corrections",
          "detail": "Daily corrections column dating back decades."
        },
        {
          "label": "Editor accountability",
          "detail": "Public editor / standards editor roles."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 67,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "b": {
    "slug": "scmp",
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "domain": "scmp.com",
    "category": "News",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/scmp/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/scmp.json",
    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/discipline/scmp/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/discipline/scmp.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 78,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Strong editorial standards historically; ownership-influence concerns raised post-2016 Alibaba acquisition.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Editorial independence questioned",
          "detail": "Independent watchdogs flag ownership-influence vectors; bylines named, corrections public."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 113,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "verdict": {
    "winner": "nyt",
    "delta": 10,
    "claim": "The New York Times outscores South China Morning Post on Citation Discipline by 10 points."
  },
  "otherDimensions": [
    {
      "pathSegment": "modern-reference",
      "label": "Modern Citation Reference",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/nyt-vs-scmp/modern-reference/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/nyt-vs-scmp/modern-reference.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "velocity",
      "label": "Citation Velocity",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/nyt-vs-scmp/velocity/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/nyt-vs-scmp/velocity.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "index",
      "label": "SourceScore Index (composite)",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/nyt-vs-scmp/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/nyt-vs-scmp.json"
    }
  ],
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    "methodology": "Cite as: SourceScore Methodology v0.1, sourcescore.org",
    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
  }
}