Outlets underreported

Outlets underreported

The credibility-traffic counter-angle to /trending. Outlets scoring 4 or higher on TruthScore’s 5-band scale whose real-world reach is thinner than their track record would suggest — paywalled, niche-audience, non-English, or simply skipped by the syndication feeds. See the methodology for how each band is derived.

  1. ProPublica Statehouse Desk

    propublica.org

    9.0
    scored 2d agoCatalyst

    Investigative statehouse pieces beat the wire by weeks; aggregator feeds skip the headline cycle.

  2. Bellingcat

    bellingcat.com

    8.5
    scored 2d agoCatalyst

    Open-source investigations rarely syndicate — original sourcing is buried behind a niche audience.

  3. The Cipher Brief

    thecipherbrief.com

    8.5
    scored 2d ago

    Specialist national-security outlet — its readership is analysts, not general traffic.

  4. Radio Free Asia

    rfa.org

    7.5
    scored 2d ago

    Asia-Pacific reporting rarely crosses the syndication wall into English-language headlines.

  5. The Information

    theinformation.com

    7.0
    scored 2d ago

    Tech-business deep reporting behind the priciest paywall in the niche.

  6. Courts and Trials Reporter

    courtsandtrials.com

    6.5
    scored 2d agoCatalyst

    Hyper-local bench reporting — outlets with the press creds but not the syndication budget.

  7. STAT News

    statnews.com

    6.0
    scored 2d ago

    Health-and-biotech investigation into clinical trials that rarely jumps to the front page.

  8. Reuters Investigations

    reuters.com

    5.5
    scored 2d ago

    Original investigative pieces from a wire service whose bylines get re-attributed on pick-up.

  9. The Marshall Project

    themarshallproject.org

    5.0
    scored 2d ago

    Criminal-justice beat — read by reform advocates but rarely syndicated into general news.

  10. The Intercept

    theintercept.com

    4.8
    scored 2d ago

    Investigative outlet with strong sourcing but uneven signal-to-noise on syndication.

  11. Middle East Eye

    middleeasteye.net

    4.5
    scored 2d ago

    Editorial line sets it apart from the Western press pack, so pick-up is thin even when sourcing is solid.

  12. Afrique Sur 7

    afriquesur7.fr

    4.3
    scored 2d agoCatalyst

    French-language coverage of the continent — paywalled in places, syndication mostly ad-hoc.

  13. Haiti Libre

    haitilibre.com

    4.0
    scored 2d ago

    Long-running Haitian wire — original language reporting that never crosses into English aggregates.

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