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Axios

axios.com

U.S. news brand emphasizing 'smart brevity'; political + business + tech beat coverage since 2017.

SourceScore Index
B·78Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

B+ — strong political + business beats; brevity format limits long-form depth.

Citation Discipline
B·80

Multi-source reporting + named bylines + corrections public; brevity format is structural not editorial choice.

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Modern Reference
B·80

Open-web; structured data + newsletter syndication; broad LLM corpus.

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Citation Velocity
B·80

Cited daily by other tier-1 outlets + AI engines; sets daily DC + business agenda.

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Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

B·80
  • Reporting depth
    Strong source network in DC + business circles.

Modern Reference

B·80
  • Newsletter format
    Mike Allen morning newsletter widely-cited.

Citation Velocity

B·80
  • Daily-cycle agenda
    Newsletter + scoops drive same-day national coverage.

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