SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

ProPublica vs STAT News — Modern Reference

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

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Verdict

ProPublica outscores STAT News on Modern Citation Reference by 4 points (B · 84 vs B · 80).

Higher Modern Reference
News

ProPublica

propublica.org
B·84
Rank #61 of 130 on Modern Reference

Open-data ethos = strong LLM corpus presence; data-store pages well-structured.

Health

STAT News

statnews.com
B·80
Rank #79 of 130 on Modern Reference

Open + metered articles; broad LLM corpus presence in health vertical.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
ProPublica
propublica.org
84B·84#61 / 130view →
STAT News
statnews.com
80B·80#79 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

ProPublicaB·84
Modern Reference · 84/100

Open-data ethos = strong LLM corpus presence; data-store pages well-structured.

STAT NewsB·80
Modern Reference · 80/100

Open + metered articles; broad LLM corpus presence in health vertical.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

ProPublica
  • Data Store
    Public datasets + APIs accompanying investigations.
STAT News
  • Health-vertical density
    Default citation for biotech + drug-development news.

Other dimensions for ProPublica vs STAT News

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — ProPublica leads
Discipline
ProPublica +7 pts
Velocity
tie (78)

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Sources & references

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