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THE ATLANTIC · 4 COMPARISONS

Every The Atlantic head-to-head

The Atlantic appears in 4 canonical SourceScore comparisons. Each is a real "X vs Y" search-intent page scored on Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, and Citation Velocity.

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The Atlantic
81
SourceScore Index (B)
Partner mean
82
Average index across the 4 partners The Atlantic is compared with
Global mean
82
Average index across all 130 sources

All The Atlantic comparisons (sorted by score gap)

  1. Long-form magazine vs nonprofit investigative newsroom — different revenue models, both Pulitzer-tier.

  2. US progressive long-form vs UK centrist analysis — both 100+ year-old weeklies-of-record, different lenses.

  3. Essay-driven generalist magazine vs academic-popularizer co-op — different sourcing models, similar audiences.

  4. Two flagship US literary magazines — different cadence + culture-criticism traditions.

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