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The Guardian vs The Times (UK) — Modern Reference

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

By Published by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified
Verdict

The Guardian outscores The Times (UK) on Modern Citation Reference by 21 points (A · 86 vs C · 65).

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The Guardian

theguardian.com
A·86
Rank #45 of 130 on Modern Reference

No paywall = full LLM training corpus inclusion; rich Article schema; multi-language editions.

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The Times (UK)

thetimes.co.uk
C·65
Rank #124 of 130 on Modern Reference

Hard paywall on virtually all content; minimal LLM-training-corpus inclusion.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
The Guardian
theguardian.com
86A·86#45 / 130view →
The Times (UK)
thetimes.co.uk
65C·65#124 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

The GuardianA·86
Modern Reference · 86/100

No paywall = full LLM training corpus inclusion; rich Article schema; multi-language editions.

The Times (UK)C·65
Modern Reference · 65/100

Hard paywall on virtually all content; minimal LLM-training-corpus inclusion.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

The Guardian
  • Open-web
    Reader-funded model keeps all content publicly retrievable.
The Times (UK)
  • Hard paywall
    No free tier; reduces both human + machine reachability.

Other dimensions for The Guardian vs The Times (UK)

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — The Guardian leads
Discipline
The Guardian +3 pts
Velocity
The Guardian +9 pts

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Sources & references

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