Google News Score – How Ready Is Your Article for Google News?

Our Google News Score is a composite metric that evaluates your article across six key dimensions, each weighted based on its importance for Google News inclusion:

• NewsArticle Schema (25%): The completeness and accuracy of your structured data markup. This is the most heavily weighted factor because it's the primary technical signal Google uses to identify news content.
• Technical SEO (20%): Indexability, canonical tags, robots.txt, sitemap inclusion, HTTPS, and other technical factors.
• Author & Publisher (20%): Author byline presence, publisher name, logo, organization schema, and transparency signals.
• Discover Signals (15%): Image quality, content freshness, mobile experience, and Core Web Vitals.
• AI Citation Readiness (10%): FAQ schema, llms.txt, AI crawler access, and structured content.
• Article SEO (10%): Title optimization, meta description, heading structure, and on-page factors.

A Google News Score of 90 or above indicates that your article is well-optimized for Google News inclusion. Articles with scores in this range have:

• Complete and valid NewsArticle JSON-LD schema with all required fields
• Clear author attribution with linked profiles
• Publisher information with organization schema
• Properly sized images (1200px+ width)
• No indexability issues (no noindex, not blocked in robots.txt)
• Canonical URLs set correctly
• Fast load times and good Core Web Vitals

Note that even with a perfect technical score, inclusion in Google News also depends on your publisher status, editorial quality, and content originality — factors our tool cannot fully assess from the URL alone.

If your score is below 70, here are the most impactful improvements:

Score 0-40 (Critical Issues): You likely have fundamental indexability problems or missing required schema. Check if your article is blocked by robots.txt or has a noindex tag. Add basic NewsArticle schema immediately.

Score 40-70 (Needs Improvement): You have some schema in place but it may be incomplete. Common fixes include adding missing required fields (datePublished, author, publisher logo), fixing canonical tags, and improving image quality.

Score 70-90 (Good, Room for Improvement): Your article is technically eligible but could be better optimized. Focus on adding FAQ schema, improving content depth, and enhancing author profiles.

Score 90-100 (Excellent): Your article is technically well-optimized. Continue focusing on content quality, editorial standards, and building publisher authority.