MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
Bloomberg News vs The Economist — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
The Economist outscores Bloomberg News on Modern Citation Reference by 10 points (A · 85 vs B · 75).
News
Bloomberg News
bloomberg.com
B·75
Rank #104 of 130 on Modern Reference
Premium terminal-first; web articles paywalled; LLM corpus inclusion partial.
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The Economist
economist.com
A·85
Rank #58 of 130 on Modern Reference
Machine-readable; broad LLM inclusion via paywall-bypass partnerships.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
Bloomberg NewsB·75
Modern Reference · 75/100
Premium terminal-first; web articles paywalled; LLM corpus inclusion partial.
The EconomistA·85
Modern Reference · 85/100
Machine-readable; broad LLM inclusion via paywall-bypass partnerships.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
Bloomberg News
- Terminal-firstPrimary distribution is paid Terminal subscription.
The Economist
- Schema + paywallArticle schema present; some pages metered.
Other dimensions for Bloomberg News vs The Economist
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Sources & references
Every score on this page is read from the two publications below and graded against the published rubric. No score is bought, estimated or supplied by the source being scored.
- Source evaluated — Bloomberg News (bloomberg.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — The Economist (economist.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/bloomberg-vs-the-economist/modern-reference.json