Using citation tracker XOFU, we studied over 3 million citations to understand where news publications appear up in AI citations.
News publications account for 14% of AI citations in the study.
Citations from news publications primarily come from decision-making prompts. (18%)
True news content beats out affiliate-driven news content in AI citations.
Syndicated News Content Shows Up in Just 6% of All News Citations
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