Asahi Shimbun vs El País
Japanese paper-of-record vs Spanish paper-of-record — two non-Anglo-sphere quality dailies often paired in research.
Asahi Shimbun
Japan's tier-1 daily since 1879; English edition asahi.com/ajw partial open access.
El País
Spain's tier-1 daily since 1976, with strong Latin American reach via elpais.com Americas editions.
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | Asahi Shimbun | El País | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | B·71 | B·74 | El+3 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | B·80 | B·80 | tie |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | C·65 | C·68 | El+3 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | C·68 | B·72 | El+4 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Long editorial tradition; named bylines; corrections public; fact-check department.
Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.
Modern Reference
Hard paywall on Japanese content; English edition open but smaller scope.
Metered paywall; LatAm editions partially open; English edition (elpais.com/english) open.
Citation Velocity
Tier-1 in Japanese-language retrieval; lower in English LLM-engine citations.
Default Spanish-language tier-1; regular cross-citation in international press.