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Investigative Post
investigativepost.org · newspapers
Somewhat visible. AI bots can read Investigative Post, but it is missing the structured signals that push citation rate above competitors.
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#10,311 of 1,828,058 in Media & Entertainment for AI visibility
7
/10
AEO Score
About Investigative Post
from our crawl and measurement
"Investigative Post is a non-profit investigative reporting center founded by Jim Heaney that is focused on issues of importance to Buffalo and Western New York." That is how Investigative Post introduces itself. Measured against the twelve signals AI engines rely on, it scores 7.0 out of 10, a strong showing.
On its own pages the site does well on a clearly stated business identity and sitemaps and entity links AI can follow. It is passable on some structured data, a workable page structure and a few credibility markers. What holds it back is the technical files AI engines look for, such as llms.txt or an open robots.txt.
Off the page, other sites link to it, AI engines recognise it as a distinct business, it turns up in press coverage, people discuss it in places AI engines read and it comes up on Reddit. There is some, but not much, sign that the domain is only lightly established.
It does link out to several social profiles, which helps engines tie the brand together. The business dates to 2012.
The 6 signals AI reads
Higher is better · 0-10
Structured Data
6
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
6
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
10
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
5
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
1
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
7
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
10
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Trust
4
Established authority for your domain.
Entity Presence
10
Recognized in AI knowledge graphs.
News Mentions
6
Press and news coverage.
Community
6
Forum and community discussion.
7
Reddit mentions and discussion.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 7/10, Investigative Post has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on August 1, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/investigativepost-org
Cite this score: Engagemii (2026). "AEO Score for Investigative Post." Retrieved from https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/investigativepost-org
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