MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
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.
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.
News
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
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-webReader-funded model keeps all content publicly retrievable.
The Times (UK)
- Hard paywallNo free tier; reduces both human + machine reachability.
Other dimensions for The Guardian vs The Times (UK)
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