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El País

elpais.com ↗

Spain's tier-1 daily since 1976, with strong Latin American reach via elpais.com Americas editions.

SourceScore Index

B·74Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

B — Spain's paper of record + LatAm editions; tier-1 Spanish-language citation source.

Citation Discipline

B·80

Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.

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Modern Reference

C·68

Metered paywall; LatAm editions partially open; English edition (elpais.com/english) open.

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Citation Velocity

B·72

Default Spanish-language tier-1; regular cross-citation in international press.

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Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

B·80

Defensor del Lector
Internal reader's editor / ombuds role unusual for Spanish-language press.

Modern Reference

C·68

Multi-edition model
Latin America + USA editions broaden reach.

Citation Velocity

B·72

Spanish-language authority
Primary citation in Spanish-speaking AI retrieval.

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