MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
Foreign Affairs 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 Foreign Affairs on Modern Citation Reference by 7 points (A · 85 vs B · 78).
Magazine
Foreign Affairs
foreignaffairs.com
B·78
Rank #89 of 130 on Modern Reference
Schema-rich; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.
Higher Modern Reference
News
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
Foreign AffairsB·78
Modern Reference · 78/100
Schema-rich; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.
The EconomistA·85
Modern Reference · 85/100
Machine-readable; broad LLM inclusion via paywall-bypass partnerships.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
Foreign Affairs
- Subscription gateMost articles paywalled but excerpts widely cited.
The Economist
- Schema + paywallArticle schema present; some pages metered.
Other dimensions for Foreign Affairs vs The Economist
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