{"_comment":"Wire source-authority tiers — OPEN DATA, disclosed on /wire. Tier 1 (weight 3): global agencies + internationally authoritative newsrooms. Tier 2 (weight 1.5): strong national/specialist outlets. Everyone else weight 1. Deliberately excludes state-controlled wires (TASS, Xinhua, RT, CGTN, Press TV) — authority weighting must not amplify state framing. Maintained by the agent (David delegated 2026-07-04): review when the wire misranks or ~quarterly; changes via normal commits.","tier1":["reuters.com","apnews.com","afp.com","bbc.com","bbc.co.uk","aljazeera.com","theguardian.com","nytimes.com","washingtonpost.com","wsj.com","ft.com","economist.com","bloomberg.com","cnn.com","nbcnews.com","abcnews.go.com","cbsnews.com","npr.org","politico.com","politico.eu","axios.com","dw.com","france24.com","euronews.com","spiegel.de","lemonde.fr","elpais.com","corriere.it","asahi.com","japantimes.co.jp","scmp.com","straitstimes.com","thehindu.com","haaretz.com","timesofisrael.com","kyivindependent.com","themoscowtimes.com","cbc.ca","theglobeandmail.com","abc.net.au","smh.com.au","africanews.com","nation.africa"],"tier2":["usatoday.com","latimes.com","bostonglobe.com","theatlantic.com","time.com","newsweek.com","thehill.com","foreignpolicy.com","telegraph.co.uk","thetimes.co.uk","independent.co.uk","news.sky.com","irishtimes.com","rte.ie","lefigaro.fr","liberation.fr","zeit.de","faz.net","sueddeutsche.de","tagesschau.de","nos.nl","nrc.nl","elmundo.es","lavanguardia.com","repubblica.it","ansa.it","swissinfo.ch","nikkei.com","mainichi.jp","koreaherald.com","koreatimes.co.kr","channelnewsasia.com","bangkokpost.com","dawn.com","thedailystar.net","hindustantimes.com","indianexpress.com","arabnews.com","al-monitor.com","middleeasteye.net","jpost.com","ynetnews.com","hurriyetdailynews.com","kyodonews.net","globalnews.ca","ctvnews.ca","theage.com.au","nzherald.co.nz","mg.co.za","timeslive.co.za","premiumtimesng.com","rappler.com","inquirer.net","thejakartapost.com","punchng.com","theeastafrican.co.ke","jamaica-gleaner.com","folha.uol.com.br","clarin.com","infobae.com","eltiempo.com","emol.com"]}