Asahi Shimbun vs South China Morning Post
Two Asian English-language tier-1s — Japanese paper-of-record vs Hong Kong-based China-focus.
Asahi Shimbun
Japan's tier-1 daily since 1879; English edition asahi.com/ajw partial open access.
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong-based English-language paper since 1903; primary tier-1 source for China + HK news in English.
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | Asahi Shimbun | South China Morning Post | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | B·71 | B·75 | South+4 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | B·80 | B·78 | Asahi+2 |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | C·65 | B·70 | South+5 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | C·68 | B·76 | South+8 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Long editorial tradition; named bylines; corrections public; fact-check department.
Strong editorial standards historically; ownership-influence concerns raised post-2016 Alibaba acquisition.
Modern Reference
Hard paywall on Japanese content; English edition open but smaller scope.
Soft paywall (metered); good schema; English-language indexed broadly.
Citation Velocity
Tier-1 in Japanese-language retrieval; lower in English LLM-engine citations.
Default English-language citation for HK / China news in tier-1 press.