Durable and Real-Time Citations Require a Balanced Citation Portfolio

No single source type wins AI visibility on its own. Durable citations (the coverage models train on) and real-time citations (what live retrieval pulls in) demand a balanced mix.

• Mainstream media — scale, trust, and training-data durability.
• Niche and specialist publishers — sharp category association.
• Review platforms and roundups — the pages retrieval trusts for recommendations.
• Community discussion — the consensus layer AI cross-references.