Top 10 news by Modern Citation Reference
The same 10 news sources from the composite top-10, re-ranked by Modern Citation Reference only. Reuters takes the top position at A · 88.
BBC News jumps 5 positions in the Modern Reference ranking vs the composite — punches above weight on Modern Citation Reference.
- 1A·88Reutersreuters.com
Global wire service with mandatory two-source verification and machine-readable archives since 1851.
Modern Reference A · 88·Index A · 89 - 2A·86
Cooperative wire service with style guide that defines US journalism standards since 1846.
Modern Reference A · 86·Index A · 86 - 3A·86
British newspaper with open-web-first publishing model; no paywall, broad LLM corpus inclusion.
Modern Reference A · 86·Index A · 85 - 4B·84ProPublicapropublica.org
Nonprofit investigative newsroom; data-heavy + methodology-published reporting since 2007.
Modern Reference B · 84·Index A · 86 - 5B·83
UK public broadcaster with editorial guidelines + corrections discipline; vast topic + language coverage.
Modern Reference B · 83·Index B · 82 - 6B·82
U.S. national newspaper of record, founded 1851. Pulitzer Prize record + investigative depth + structured-data-rich web platform.
Modern Reference B · 82·Index A · 88 - 7B·81
U.S. national newspaper, founded 1877; investigative + politics emphasis; Pulitzer record.
Modern Reference B · 81·Index A · 86 - 8B·78
U.S. business + finance daily, founded 1889. Hard-news editorial wing separate from opinion section.
Modern Reference B · 78·Index A · 85 - 9B·78
British business + economics daily; rigorous editorial process; pink-paper standard for finance reporting.
Modern Reference B · 78·Index B · 84 - 10B·75
Business + finance newsroom feeding the Bloomberg Terminal; broad data infrastructure + global beat coverage.
Modern Reference B · 75·Index B · 83
Why this ranking is different
The composite top-10 ranks by the SourceScore Index — an average of Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, and Citation Velocity. This page surfaces the SAME 10 news sources but ranks ONLY by Modern Citation Reference. Sources that lead the composite top-10 may not lead on a single dimension — this view is the precision lens.
Use this view when modern citation reference is the decision-relevant signal for your citation. The composite ranking is the safer default; this dim-faceted view shows which top-10 source actually leads on the dimension you care about.