# Digitalnewsreport (digitalnewsreport.at): agent-readiness 51/100, grade D

> Rank 683 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-09-29T16:10:45.579Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/digitalnewsreport-at  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/digitalnewsreport-at

## Summary
Category: Media and publishing
{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "This website is the Austrian national hub or partner for the global Digital News Report, a major international research project on news consumption. It publishes annual reports and related data, specifically focusing on the digital news landscape within Austria.",
  "offerings": [
    "Annual reports on digital news consumption",
    "Data and statistics on news usage trends",
    "Presentations of research findings",
    "Panel discussions related to media and news topics",
    "Research publications and analyses"
  ],
  "audience": "Media professionals, academics, policymakers, students, and anyone interested in news consumption and media trends in Austria.",
  "geography": "Austria",
  "strengths": [
    "Provides authoritative, annual data on news consumption in Austria.",
    "Part of a globally recognized and respected research project (Digital News Report).",
    "Offers detailed insights into media trends and audience behavior.",
    "Likely backed by reputable academic or research institutions.",
    "Fosters public and professional discussion through events and publications."
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "The specific institutional affiliation within Austria (e.g., which university or research institute hosts it).",
    "Details about its exact funding model and partners.",
    "The full scope of its team and key researchers.",
    "Specific methodologies used for data collection in Austria beyond the general DNR framework.",
    "Frequency or format of content other than the main annual reports."
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk",
    "PewResearch.org",
    "Ofcom.org.uk",
    "ard-zdf-onlinestudie.de",
    "IfM-Mainz.de"
  ],
  "business": "Provides independent research, data, and analysis on digital news consumption and media trends for an academic and professional audience in Austria.",
  "competitors": [
    "PewResearch.org",
    "Ofcom.org.uk",
    "ard-zdf-onlinestudie.de",
    "IfM-Mainz.de",
    "Medienanstalten.de",
    "Goldmedia.com",
    "statista.com"
  ]
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 21/24
- Content legibility: 13/26
- Discovery surface: 8/20
- Identity & policy: 0/12
- Agent-facing performance: 8/8
- Agent protocols: 1/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] The site does not say who it is
- [blocker] No MCP endpoint to call
- [improvement] Title, description and canonical URL
- [improvement] No stated policy for automated access

## AI mentions and rivals
- ard-zdf-onlinestudie.de: not measured
- goldmedia.com: not measured

## FAQ
Q: Is Digitalnewsreport readable by AI agents?
A: Digitalnewsreport (digitalnewsreport.at) scores 51 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade D, measured yesterday, on 29.09.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 3 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using digitalnewsreport.at?
A: The heaviest problems are: No llms.txt; The site does not say who it is; No MCP endpoint to call; Title, description and canonical URL; No stated policy for automated access. Each one is scored from a public HTTP response, and the fix for each is listed in the signed-in report.

Q: How is the Digitalnewsreport agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of digitalnewsreport.at as an AI agent would and runs the core checks every site gets across 6 groups: Machine access, Content legibility, Discovery surface, Identity & policy, Agent-facing performance, Agent protocols. Checks are weighted by how much an agent loses when they fail, and the score is expressed out of 100.

Q: How often is this score updated?
A: Public scores are re-checked when the site is re-scanned; tracked domains are re-scanned weekly and their owners are alerted when a check regresses. This page shows the scan from yesterday, on 29.09.2026.

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