# Reuter (reuter.com): agent-readiness 25/100, grade F

> Rank 914 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-09-28T00:20:46.566Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/reuter-com  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/reuter-com

## Summary

{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "Reuters is a well-established international news organization that provides text, photo, and video journalism. It is renowned for its comprehensive global coverage, particularly in financial and business news.",
  "offerings": [
    "News articles (text)",
    "News photography",
    "News video",
    "Financial market data and analysis (historically via Refinitiv, now LSEG)",
    "Live news feeds for media organizations",
    "Special reports and investigations"
  ],
  "audience": "General public, financial professionals, media organizations, businesses, and governments worldwide.",
  "geography": "Global",
  "strengths": [
    "High journalistic integrity and objectivity",
    "Extensive global network of reporters and photographers",
    "Timely and accurate coverage of breaking news",
    "Strong reputation in financial and business reporting",
    "Diverse multimedia content"
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Specific details of current ownership structure following the Refinitiv transaction",
    "Exact number of full-time employees across all divisions",
    "Detailed breakdown of revenue sources (e.g., subscription vs. advertising)",
    "Internal editorial policy specifics regarding new media platforms",
    "Current technological infrastructure for content delivery"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "bloomberg.com",
    "apnews.com",
    "nytimes.com",
    "wsj.com",
    "bbc.com"
  ],
  "business": "Reuters is a global news agency providing text, photo, and video journalism, as well as financial market data services, to media outlets, businesses, and individuals worldwide.",
  "competitors": [
    "bloomberg.com",
    "apnews.com",
    "afp.com",
    "ft.com",
    "wsj.com",
    "bbc.com",
    "cnn.com"
  ]
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 9/24
- Content legibility: 5/26
- Discovery surface: 0/20
- Identity & policy: 2/12
- Agent-facing performance: 8/8
- Agent protocols: 1/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No discoverable sitemap
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] The site does not say who it is
- [blocker] Content is buried in boilerplate
- [blocker] Bot protection blocks declared agents

## AI mentions and rivals
- bbc.com: 53/100 https://qomvia.com/site/bbc-com
- cnn.com: not measured

## FAQ
Q: Is Reuter readable by AI agents?
A: Reuter (reuter.com) scores 25 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade F, measured 2 days ago, on 28.09.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 9 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using reuter.com?
A: The heaviest problems are: No discoverable sitemap; No llms.txt; The site does not say who it is; Content is buried in boilerplate; Bot protection blocks declared agents. 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 Reuter agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of reuter.com 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 2 days ago, on 28.09.2026.

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