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  "apiVersion": "v0.1",
  "methodology": "https://sourcescore.org/methodology/",
  "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/scmp/",
  "source": {
    "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.",
    "founded": 1903,
    "verified": "2026-04-28",
    "methodologyVersion": "v0.1"
  },
  "scores": {
    "index": {
      "value": 75,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "B — English-language tier-1 for Asia; ownership questions noted in editorial-independence assessments.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Composite",
          "detail": "Discipline 78 + Modern Reference 70 + Velocity 76."
        }
      ]
    },
    "discipline": {
      "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."
        }
      ]
    },
    "modernReference": {
      "value": 70,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Soft paywall (metered); good schema; English-language indexed broadly.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Metered access",
          "detail": "Most articles readable without subscription up to monthly cap."
        }
      ]
    },
    "velocity": {
      "value": 76,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Default English-language citation for HK / China news in tier-1 press.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Asia-news anchor",
          "detail": "Most-cited English-language source for HK regulatory + business stories."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "license": {
    "methodology": "Cite as: SourceScore Methodology v0.1, sourcescore.org",
    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
  }
}