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    "slug": "atlantic",
    "name": "The Atlantic",
    "domain": "theatlantic.com",
    "category": "Magazine",
    "summary": "U.S. literary + commentary magazine since 1857; long-form essays + investigative journalism.",
    "founded": 1857,
    "verified": "2026-04-28",
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      "value": 81,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "A- — strong long-form + named-author tradition; metered paywall reduces Modern Reference.",
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        {
          "label": "Composite",
          "detail": "Discipline 86 + Modern Reference 78 + Velocity 80."
        }
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      "grade": "A",
      "rationale": "Editor-supervised + named bylines + fact-check + corrections public; literary + investigative quality.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Fact-check tradition",
          "detail": "Long-standing fact-check department."
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      "value": 78,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Open-web with metered paywall; LLM corpus partial inclusion.",
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        {
          "label": "Long-form depth",
          "detail": "Cited as authoritative on cultural + political analysis."
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      "value": 80,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Cited daily by other US outlets; major essays drive national conversation.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Monthly drivers",
          "detail": "Cover-story essays drive same-week citation surges."
        }
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