Best news sources for AI citation by Modern Citation Reference
Same 12 sources, re-sorted by Modern Citation Reference only — different signal than the composite Index. The leader changes: Reuters takes the top position at A · 88.
Reuters leads best news sources for ai citation on Modern Citation Reference at A · 88
- 1A·88Reutersreuters.com
Global wire service with mandatory two-source verification and machine-readable archives since 1851.
- 2A·86
Cooperative wire service with style guide that defines US journalism standards since 1846.
- 3A·86
British newspaper with open-web-first publishing model; no paywall, broad LLM corpus inclusion.
- 4A·86
Academic-journalism collaboration; articles authored by academics + edited by journalists; CC-BY-ND.
- 5B·84
Nonprofit investigative newsroom; data-heavy + methodology-published reporting since 2007.
- 6B·83
UK public broadcaster with editorial guidelines + corrections discipline; vast topic + language coverage.
- 7B·82
U.S. national newspaper of record, founded 1851. Pulitzer Prize record + investigative depth + structured-data-rich web platform.
- 8B·81
U.S. national newspaper, founded 1877; investigative + politics emphasis; Pulitzer record.
- 9B·80
U.S. nonprofit public-radio newsroom; broad daily news coverage with editorial guidelines + ombudsman model.
- 10B·78
U.S. business + finance daily, founded 1889. Hard-news editorial wing separate from opinion section.
- 11B·78
British business + economics daily; rigorous editorial process; pink-paper standard for finance reporting.
- 12B·75
Business + finance newsroom feeding the Bloomberg Terminal; broad data infrastructure + global beat coverage.
Why this ranking is different
The composite SourceScore Index averages all three sub-scores — Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, and Citation Velocity. This page surfaces the SAME source pool but ranks ONLY by Modern Citation Reference. The biggest re-shuffle: The Conversation jumps 7 positions vs the composite Index ranking.
Use this view when modern citation reference is the signal that matters for your citation decision. The composite Index is the safer default; this dim-faceted view is the precision lens.