TechCrunch vs Wired
Daily startup-cycle news vs monthly tech-culture magazine — speed vs perspective on the same beat.
TechCrunch
Tech-industry news site with strong velocity but variable per-article fact-check rigor.
Wired
Tech + culture magazine since 1993; long-form tech reporting + named contributor bylines.
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | TechCrunch | Wired | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | C·64 | B·76 | Wired+12 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | D·50 | B·78 | Wired+28 |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | B·70 | B·80 | Wired+10 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | B·75 | B·70 | TechCrunch+5 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Mix of strong reporting + opinion + rumor; corrections page exists but inconsistent.
Editorial standards + named-author bylines + multi-source reporting; mix of deep features + shorter aggregation.
Modern Reference
Strong technical-niche LLM presence; well-indexed startup coverage.
Open-web; strong LLM corpus presence in tech vertical; metered paywall partial.
Citation Velocity
Multiple posts per day, cited rapidly by tech blogs + Twitter/X.
Daily output across tech + culture; cited within tech blogosphere + AI engines.