http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/googles-reading-level-scores-newspapers/
Google’s reading level scores for UK newspapers
Google's launched a new feature that analyzes reading level scores for websites. Here are the scores for national UK newspapers, plus the overall verdict Google gives on the site's reading level.
There's no right score - it depends on the audience, of course. These are ordered by basic score - the order's fairly surprising (though that may say more about Google's scores ...)
Sun
Overall reading level according to Google: Basic
Sun
FT
Overall reading level according to Google: Intermediate
FT
Guardian
Overall reading level according to Google: Intermediate
Guardian
Daily Mail
Overall reading level according to Google: Intermediate
Daily Mail
Mirror
Overall reading level according to Google: Basic
Mirror
Times
Overall reading level according to Google: Intermediate
The Times
Express
Overall reading level according to Google: Basic (which makes little sense given the graph ...)
Express
Telegraph
Overall reading level according to Google: Intermediate
Telegraph
Independent
Overall reading level according to Google: Intermediate
Independent
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