SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

Asahi Shimbun vs El País — Modern Reference

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

By Published by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified
Verdict

El País outscores Asahi Shimbun on Modern Citation Reference by 3 points (C · 68 vs C · 65).

News

Asahi Shimbun

asahi.com
C·65
Rank #125 of 130 on Modern Reference

Hard paywall on Japanese content; English edition open but smaller scope.

Higher Modern Reference
News

El País

elpais.com
C·68
Rank #119 of 130 on Modern Reference

Metered paywall; LatAm editions partially open; English edition (elpais.com/english) open.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
Asahi Shimbun
asahi.com
65C·65#125 / 130view →
El País
elpais.com
68C·68#119 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

Asahi ShimbunC·65
Modern Reference · 65/100

Hard paywall on Japanese content; English edition open but smaller scope.

El PaísC·68
Modern Reference · 68/100

Metered paywall; LatAm editions partially open; English edition (elpais.com/english) open.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

Asahi Shimbun
  • Language gate
    Primary content Japanese-language; under-represented in English LLM corpora.
El País
  • Multi-edition model
    Latin America + USA editions broaden reach.

Other dimensions for Asahi Shimbun vs El País

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — El País leads
Discipline
tie (80)
Velocity
El País +4 pts

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Sources & references

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