Meridian Star
(https://meridianstar.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 24, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens
Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.
Identity & Authority
Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
12
Impact Weight: 15 / 100
80% Reputation
While the content demonstrates editorial authority, the technical implementation of that authority is thin. The schema_json focuses on Organization data but lacks Person schema for journalists or SameAs links to professional social profiles. This creates a gap between the claimed role as a community voice and the verifiable digital footprint of its individual contributors.
There is a minor disconnect on the subscriptions page where marketing tone takes over, promising ‘journalism that matters’ without linking to specific examples of investigative impact. However, the currentness of the data (May 24, 2026) proves the site’s claim of being a functioning, daily news source.
Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "CollectionPage",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"name": "Meridian Star -",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website"
},
"about": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization"
},
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://meridianstar.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"contentUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"width": 247,
"height": 250,
"caption": "Meridian Star"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
},
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567153867275",
"https://x.com/MeridianStar"
]
}
]
}
/category/news/
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "CollectionPage",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/news/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/category/news/",
"name": "News",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website"
},
"primaryImageOfPage": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/news/#primaryimage"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/news/#primaryimage"
},
"thumbnailUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/12/7963fb2ec3c85c00c7ad6c9740189675.jpg",
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/news/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/news/#primaryimage",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/12/7963fb2ec3c85c00c7ad6c9740189675.jpg",
"contentUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/12/7963fb2ec3c85c00c7ad6c9740189675.jpg",
"width": 1200,
"height": 931
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/news/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://meridianstar.com/"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "News"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://meridianstar.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"contentUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"width": 247,
"height": 250,
"caption": "Meridian Star"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
},
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567153867275",
"https://x.com/MeridianStar"
]
}
]
}
/subscriptions/
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/",
"name": "Subscriptions - Meridian Star",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website"
},
"primaryImageOfPage": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/#primaryimage"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/#primaryimage"
},
"thumbnailUrl": "https://cullmantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/Digital_subscriptions.png",
"datePublished": "2024-11-04T14:42:21+00:00",
"dateModified": "2025-03-17T20:09:40+00:00",
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "ReadAction",
"target": [
"https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/"
]
}
]
},
{
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/#primaryimage",
"url": "https://cullmantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/Digital_subscriptions.png",
"contentUrl": "https://cullmantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/Digital_subscriptions.png"
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/subscriptions/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://meridianstar.com/"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "Subscriptions"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://meridianstar.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"contentUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"width": 247,
"height": 250,
"caption": "Meridian Star"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
},
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567153867275",
"https://x.com/MeridianStar"
]
}
]
}
/category/sports/
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "CollectionPage",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/sports/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/category/sports/",
"name": "Sports",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website"
},
"primaryImageOfPage": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/sports/#primaryimage"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/sports/#primaryimage"
},
"thumbnailUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/05/Missouri-Longbeard_for-web-main.jpeg",
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/sports/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/sports/#primaryimage",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/05/Missouri-Longbeard_for-web-main.jpeg",
"contentUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/05/Missouri-Longbeard_for-web-main.jpeg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450,
"caption": "The bluebird skies and gorgeous sun were a special treat after enduring a couple days of wind and cold rain (and a plethora of ticks). A trophy Missouri gobbler was the reward for those tough days. Persistence and patience paid off."
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/category/sports/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://meridianstar.com/"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "Sports"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#website",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://meridianstar.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#organization",
"name": "Meridian Star",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"contentUrl": "https://meridianstar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/starlogo.png",
"width": 247,
"height": 250,
"caption": "Meridian Star"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://meridianstar.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
},
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567153867275",
"https://x.com/MeridianStar"
]
}
]
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
11Review mentions (all pages)
4External proof links (all pages)
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 3 | 1 |
| /category/news/ | 3 | 1 |
| /subscriptions/ | 2 | 1 |
| /category/sports/ | 3 | 1 |
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Analysis Disclosure & Source Attribution
This page presents a snapshot of public data from Meridian Star, captured on May 24, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Identity & Authority signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
Notice to Meridian Star: This analysis is part of a non-adversarial audit conducted by 1 Euro SEO. The results are intended as professional feedback to help improve any website’s machine-readability and authority signals. The evaluation is free, and any company can request a fresh audit at any time.
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To all users: You are encouraged to visit the live site at https://meridianstar.com to view the most current version of its content and see directly what this company is about and what it offers.