Coverage

Why this is a component at all

Ninety-eight per cent of the archive is short summaries of other publishers' reporting. Built as a news site, that is a weakness. Built as an intelligence platform, the breadth is the product: how many independent outlets are carrying this, and how hard is it being covered.

The ranking pipeline already computes the number. Surfacing it turns a liability into the thing nobody else on the page can offer.

<span class="p234-coverage">6 sources</span>
<span class="p234-coverage">12 sources</span>
<span class="p234-coverage">1 source</span>

Where it goes

Inside the meta row, at the end. It is a qualifier on the story, not a label above it.

<a class="p234-story p234-story--secondary" href="#">
  <span class="p234-kicker" data-section="world">World</span>
  <h3 class="p234-story__headline">Canada releases list of 36 countries whose citizens can apply</h3>
  <p class="p234-story__standfirst">The list sets out which passports qualify for the youth mobility pool next year.</p>
  <div class="p234-meta">
    <span class="p234-meta__source">IRCC</span>
    <span class="p234-meta__dot">&middot;</span>
    <span>yesterday</span>
    <span class="p234-coverage">12 sources</span>
  </div>
</a>

Rules

• Show it when the count is two or more. One source is the normal case and saying so adds nothing.
• Make it a link where a sources list exists. A reader who cares about the count cares about the list.
• Write the unit out: "6 sources", not "6".

• Do not inflate it. If the same wire copy ran in six places, that is one story in six outlets, and the count has to mean what it says.
• Do not use it as a quality score. It measures attention, not accuracy.