What we measured
We loaded themoscowtimes.com in a real browser, accepted the cookie banner, and scored what came back. Every number below is on a 0–10 scale where 10 is best.
- Ad restraint
- 9
- Design
- 8
- Reach
- 8
- Editorial
- 8
- Signal-to-noise
- 7
- Access
- 9
- Cadence
- 9
- Independence
- 7
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Clutter, hierarchy, typography and whitespace, scored from our screenshot
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How much of the feed is the thing you subscribed for
How much is readable without a paywall or a login
Whether it publishes often enough to be worth a slot
Ownership, and how much it constrains what gets covered
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