The Times (UK)
thetimes.co.uk ↗UK paper of record since 1785, hard-paywalled, owned by News UK (News Corp).
B — strong editorial standards but hard paywall significantly limits Modern Reference.
Long fact-check tradition; named bylines; corrections public; some opinion-news drift noted.
About this sub-score →Hard paywall on virtually all content; minimal LLM-training-corpus inclusion.
About this sub-score →Tier-1 UK citation; regularly referenced by other Anglosphere press.
About this sub-score →Signals behind these scores
Citation Discipline
B·82- Editorial standardsIPSO-regulated; long history of corrections discipline.
Modern Reference
C·65- Hard paywallNo free tier; reduces both human + machine reachability.
Citation Velocity
B·75- UK authorityDefault citation for UK politics + establishment reporting.
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