SourceScore
PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Sources at South China Morning Post's tier

The 5 sources closest to South China Morning Post (B · 75) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
South China Morning Post
scmp.com · News
Disc B · 78·Mod-Ref B · 70·Vel B · 76
B·75
Discipline leader
Semafor
A · 86+8 vs you
Modern Reference leader
Ars Technica
B · 80+10 vs you
Velocity leader
McKinsey Insights
B · 80+4 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding South China Morning Post)
Index
76
+1 vs you
Discipline
79
+1 vs you
Modern Reference
77
+7 vs you
Velocity
72
-4 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    McKinsey Insightsmckinsey.comBusiness

    McKinsey & Company's research arm; widely cited in business press despite client-conflict caveats.

    Discipline B · 70(-8)Modern Reference B · 75(+5)Velocity B · 80(+4)
    B·75
  2. 2
    Ars Technicaarstechnica.comTech News+1

    Long-form technical journalism since 1998; deep-dive tech reporting + named-author byline accountability.

    Discipline B · 78Modern Reference B · 80(+10)Velocity B · 70(-6)
    B·76
  3. 3
    Axios Proaxios.com/proNews+1

    Axios's professional-tier specialist newsletters covering deals + policy + niches.

    Discipline B · 82(+4)Modern Reference B · 76(+6)Velocity B · 70(-6)
    B·76
  4. 4
    Semaforsemafor.comNews+1

    Global news brand founded 2022; structured 'Semaform' format separating reporting + analysis.

    Discipline A · 86(+8)Modern Reference B · 76(+6)Velocity B · 70(-6)
    B·76
  5. 5
    Wiredwired.comTech News+1

    Tech + culture magazine since 1993; long-form tech reporting + named contributor bylines.

    Discipline B · 78Modern Reference B · 80(+10)Velocity B · 70(-6)
    B·76

How we picked these peers

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

Distinct from South China Morning Post'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.