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  "source": {
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    "name": "Stratechery",
    "domain": "stratechery.com",
    "category": "Tech News",
    "summary": "Ben Thompson's tech-strategy analysis newsletter since 2013; widely cited despite single-author format.",
    "founded": 2013,
    "verified": "2026-04-28",
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      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "B — high-velocity tech-strategy citation; single-author opinion limits Discipline ceiling.",
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        {
          "label": "Composite",
          "detail": "Discipline 65 + Modern Reference 75 + Velocity 78."
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": 65,
      "grade": "C",
      "rationale": "Single-author opinion; well-sourced + reasoned; transparent disclosures of investment positions.",
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        {
          "label": "Conflict disclosure",
          "detail": "Investment positions + advisory relationships disclosed in posts where relevant."
        }
      ]
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      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "RSS + open metadata; partial paywall (free + Stratechery Plus); schema OK.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Hybrid access",
          "detail": "Free articles + paid Plus tier; archives indexed by search."
        }
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      "value": 78,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Default tech-strategy citation; heavy cross-cite in business + tech press.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Tech-strategy default",
          "detail": "Cited by Bloomberg, FT, NYT, The Verge, Hacker News regularly."
        }
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