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Asahi Shimbun vs South China Morning Post — 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

South China Morning Post outscores Asahi Shimbun on Modern Citation Reference by 5 points (B · 70 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.

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South China Morning Post

scmp.com
B·70
Rank #115 of 130 on Modern Reference

Soft paywall (metered); good schema; English-language indexed broadly.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
Asahi Shimbun
asahi.com
65C·65#125 / 130view →
South China Morning Post
scmp.com
70B·70#115 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

Asahi ShimbunC·65
Modern Reference · 65/100

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

South China Morning PostB·70
Modern Reference · 70/100

Soft paywall (metered); good schema; English-language indexed broadly.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

Asahi Shimbun
  • Language gate
    Primary content Japanese-language; under-represented in English LLM corpora.
South China Morning Post
  • Metered access
    Most articles readable without subscription up to monthly cap.

Other dimensions for Asahi Shimbun vs South China Morning Post

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — South China Morning Post leads
Discipline
Asahi Shimbun +2 pts
Velocity
South China Morning Post +8 pts

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