Der Spiegel vs El País
German weekly investigation vs Spanish daily of record — two Continental quality-press traditions readers cross-cite.
Der Spiegel
Germany's tier-1 weekly + daily, with English edition Spiegel International 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 | Der Spiegel | El País | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | B·78 | B·74 | Der+4 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | A·85 | B·80 | Der+5 |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | B·72 | C·68 | Der+4 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | B·76 | B·72 | Der+4 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Famed multi-stage Dokumentation (fact-checking) department; corrections public; named bylines.
Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.
Modern Reference
Spiegel International (English) open; main German content paywalled; schema solid.
Metered paywall; LatAm editions partially open; English edition (elpais.com/english) open.
Citation Velocity
Heavily cited in DACH press; regular tier-1 English-press citation.
Default Spanish-language tier-1; regular cross-citation in international press.