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PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sources at Associated Press's tier

The 5 sources closest to Associated Press (A · 86) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
Associated Press
apnews.com · News
Disc A · 89·Mod-Ref A · 86·Vel B · 84
A·86
Discipline leader
Journal of the American Medical Association
A+ · 95+6 vs you
Modern Reference leader
Our World in Data
A · 90+4 vs you
Velocity leader
Associated Press
B · 84(that's you)
Peer-group means (excluding Associated Press)
Index
86
0 vs you
Discipline
92
+3 vs you
Modern Reference
87
+1 vs you
Velocity
80
-4 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    BEAbea.govGovernment

    US Bureau of Economic Analysis — primary source for GDP, personal income, trade, and BOP statistics.

    Discipline A · 92(+3)Modern Reference A · 88(+2)Velocity B · 78(-6)
    A·86
  2. 2
    European Space Agencyesa.intGovernment

    European intergovernmental space agency; primary source for European space + earth-observation missions.

    Discipline A · 92(+3)Modern Reference A · 88(+2)Velocity B · 82(-2)
    A·86
  3. 3
    International Monetary Fundimf.orgGovernment

    International monetary cooperation organization; World Economic Outlook + IFS database; research arm.

    Discipline A · 90(+1)Modern Reference A · 86Velocity B · 82(-2)
    A·86
  4. 4
    Journal of the American Medical Associationjamanetwork.comHealth

    Peer-reviewed general medical journal published by AMA; among the most-cited clinical-research venues.

    Discipline A+ · 95(+6)Modern Reference B · 82(-4)Velocity B · 80(-4)
    A·86
  5. 5
    Our World in Dataourworldindata.orgResearch

    Oxford-affiliated research organization publishing data + visualizations on global problems; CC-licensed.

    Discipline A · 92(+3)Modern Reference A · 90(+4)Velocity B · 76(-8)
    A·86

How we picked these peers

Peers are the 5 sources with the smallest absolute distance to Associated Press on the composite SourceScore Index, across all news and non-news sources. Distance is computed as |peer Index − Associated Press Index|. Ties are broken by higher Index first, then alphabetical by name.

Distinct from Associated Press's curated comparator hub, which lists hand-selected head-to-head pairs. Peers is auto-computed from the score data — every source has one, and it surfaces neighbors regardless of editorial selection.