SourceScore
INSIGHT · TOP 5 · SPREAD

The most lopsided sources across the three dimensions

These sources have one or more dimensions far above or below the others — high information value (where they're strong, they're very strong) but require dimension-aware citation choices.

The question

Which sources have the widest spread between their three sub-scores?

The answer

Daily Mail — spread of 50 points across dimensions

  1. 1
    Daily Maildailymail.co.ukTabloid

    British tabloid with mass volume + celebrity coverage; high-volume + low-discipline mix; Wikipedia restricts as source since 2017.

    Disc F · 22·Mod-Ref F · 30·Vel B · 72·Index F · 38
    Signal: spread 50 (22/30/72)
    F·38
  2. 2
    BuzzFeedbuzzfeed.comLifestyle

    Listicle + viral content site; investigative arm spun off as BuzzFeed News (separate domain) in 2023.

    Disc F · 30·Mod-Ref F · 38·Vel C · 65·Index D · 42
    Signal: spread 35 (30/38/65)
    D·42
  3. 3
    Mediummedium.comPlatform

    User-generated long-form platform; per-article quality varies from professional to amateur.

    Disc D · 40·Mod-Ref C · 65·Vel B · 70·Index C · 58
    Signal: spread 30 (40/65/70)
    C·58
  4. 4
    Fox Newsfoxnews.comNews

    U.S. cable news brand with mass online reach; opinion-news mix; per-piece quality varies between hard news and commentary.

    Disc D · 50·Mod-Ref C · 65·Vel B · 80·Index C · 58
    Signal: spread 30 (50/65/80)
    C·58
  5. 5
    Forbesforbes.comBusiness

    Business + finance brand mixing in-house staff reporting with a large external-contributor program.

    Disc D · 42·Mod-Ref C · 65·Vel B · 70·Index C · 58
    Signal: spread 28 (42/65/70)
    C·58

How we computed this

For each source, we computed max(disc, mod-ref, vel) − min(disc, mod-ref, vel) and ranked by largest spread. A spread of 0 means all three sub-scores are equal; a spread of 50 means the highest sub-score is that many points above the lowest.

Composite Index is computed as 0.35 × Citation Discipline + 0.30 × Modern Reference + 0.35 × Citation Velocity. Differences between a single dim and the composite reflect the deviation from this weighted average.

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