Label / categorize sources

Give every source a label:

1. Editorial / Journalistic

• News sites, journalistic coverage, blogs run by editorial teams.

• Examples: CNN, NYT, TechCrunch, The Verge.

2. Corporate – Owned Media

• Corporate content created by the company/product itself.

• Includes commercial websites, online shops, and brand blogs.

3. Corporate – Competitor Media

• Corporate content from a competitor.

4. Corporate – Third-Party Blogs & Content

• Corporate blogs or content not owned by the target company, but still commercially driven.

5. Press Releases

• Press releases regardless of where they’re published.
  (Worth keeping separate since they’re a hybrid of corporate + news, but with distinct intent.)

6. Academic / Research

• Universities, research centers, journals, patents, arXiv.

7. Government / NGO

• Government (.gov, .eu, etc.), public agencies, NGOs, nonprofits.

8. UGC / Social

• User-generated content platforms and discussions.

• Includes Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook.
  

9. Review Platforms

• Sites specialized in reviews, ratings, product comparisons.

• G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, Product Hunt.
  (Keep this as its own category—different from UGC even though user-driven.)

10. Aggregators / Reference

• Wikipedia, Britannica, Visual Capitalist, dictionaries.
  

11. Paid / Advertorial

• Sponsored content, native ads, landing pages with clear marketing intent.
  (Unique to your first list, keep it.)

12. Other

• Anything that doesn’t fit above.