VELOCITY · 35% of composite
Politico vs The Economist — Velocity
How often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite each source per week — the most volatile sub-score.
Verdict
Politico outscores The Economist on Citation Velocity by 4 points (B · 82 vs B · 78).
Higher Velocity
News
Politico
politico.com
B·82
Rank #45 of 130 on Velocity
Cited daily by other tier-1 outlets + AI engines; sets DC political news cycle.
News
The Economist
economist.com
B·78
Rank #73 of 130 on Velocity
Weekly print + daily online; cited heavily in finance and policy discourse.
Global rank · Velocity
Why these Velocity scores
PoliticoB·82
Velocity · 82/100
Cited daily by other tier-1 outlets + AI engines; sets DC political news cycle.
The EconomistB·78
Velocity · 78/100
Weekly print + daily online; cited heavily in finance and policy discourse.
Signals behind the Velocity score
Politico
- DC agenda-settingPlaybook + Politico Pro newsletters drive same-day coverage.
The Economist
- Weekly cadenceSlower than wire but higher per-piece citation.
Other dimensions for Politico vs The Economist
Other Velocity comparisons
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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 — Politico (politico.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/politico-vs-the-economist/velocity.json