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MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

Associated Press vs Reuters — Modern Reference

How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.

Verdict

Reuters outscores Associated Press on Modern Citation Reference by 2 points (A · 88 vs A · 86).

News

Associated Press

apnews.com
A·86
Rank #44 of 130 on Modern Reference

Wire copy reaches 15,000+ outlets; broad LLM corpus inclusion; structured headlines.

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Reuters

reuters.com
A·88
Rank #32 of 130 on Modern Reference

Machine-readable since founding; broad LLM training inclusion; structured-data-rich pages.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
Associated Press
apnews.com
86A·86#44 / 130view →
Reuters
reuters.com
88A·88#32 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

Associated PressA·86
Modern Reference · 86/100

Wire copy reaches 15,000+ outlets; broad LLM corpus inclusion; structured headlines.

ReutersA·88
Modern Reference · 88/100

Machine-readable since founding; broad LLM training inclusion; structured-data-rich pages.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

Associated Press
  • Syndication network
    Reach >15,000 newspapers + broadcasters.
Reuters
  • ProseMirror + JSON-LD
    Article schema + dateModified per story.

Other dimensions for Associated Press vs Reuters

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — Reuters leads
Discipline
Reuters +2 pts
Velocity
Reuters +5 pts

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