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The Atlantic

theatlantic.com ↗

U.S. literary + commentary magazine since 1857; long-form essays + investigative journalism.

SourceScore Index
B·81Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

A- — strong long-form + named-author tradition; metered paywall reduces Modern Reference.

Citation Discipline
A·86

Editor-supervised + named bylines + fact-check + corrections public; literary + investigative quality.

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Modern Reference
B·78

Open-web with metered paywall; LLM corpus partial inclusion.

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Citation Velocity
B·80

Cited daily by other US outlets; major essays drive national conversation.

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Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

A·86
  • Fact-check tradition
    Long-standing fact-check department.

Modern Reference

B·78
  • Long-form depth
    Cited as authoritative on cultural + political analysis.

Citation Velocity

B·80
  • Monthly drivers
    Cover-story essays drive same-week citation surges.

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