Journalist requests: which PR tools have it? 13 tools, dated

ProfNet expert-source service for reporters

Available 1992.

ProfNet connected reporters with expert sources, first as a pilot on CompuServe; PR Newswire bought it in March 1996.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Wikipedia (PR Newswire, ProfNet section).

ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry Service (JES)

Available 1997.

Journalists post requests for information, quotes and material, and PR people answer them; the service is now sold with Vuelio.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Access Intelligence Plc Annual Report, year ended 30 Nov 2018.

ResponseSource is now available in Vuelio

Available March 2026.

The Journalist Enquiry Service (hundreds of verified requests a day) is sold inside the Vuelio platform.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Vuelio (Product Updates).

Vuelio clients gain the ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry Service

Available Oct. 9, 2018.

Access Intelligence bought ResponseSource and offered its journalist-request service to Vuelio clients.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: ResponseSource press release.

Peter Shankman launches HARO (Help a Reporter Out) journalist-request emails

Available 2008.

Peter Shankman's email list that sends journalists' source requests to experts, now owned by Featured.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Featured (About page, HARO/Connectively table).

Featured Newsjacking (free)

Available Oct. 14, 2026.

A workflow per client that watches the news as often as every 15 minutes and sends breaking stories with a suggested angle by email or Slack, then finds journalists, open HARO requests, podcasts and speaking slots to pitch. It drafts a pitch but never contacts journalists.

Features: Trend detection, Story ideas and angles, Journalist research, Journalist requests, Podcast, speaking and award slots, Pitch writing.

Source: Featured press release.

In PR software this week: Oct. 5 to 19, 2026.

AI Co-Pilot for PR

Available May 26, 2026.

Chat-based interface where users describe what they need in plain language and Featured surfaces matched earned-media opportunities.

Features: Chat assistant, Journalist requests.

Source: GlobeNewswire.

HARO returns under Featured: free email of journalist requests, each reviewed by a person

Available April 22, 2025.

Featured revived the HARO email service after Cision retired it, sending its first edition on April 22, 2025.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Featured (About page, History).

Terkel launches publicly: experts answer publishers' questions

Available January 2022.

Terkel (now Featured) launched a marketplace where publishers post questions and subject-matter experts answer them for articles.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Featured (About page, History).

Help a Reporter Out (HARO) journalist-request service

Available 2008.

HARO started as a Facebook group in 2008 and became an email list of journalists' requests for expert sources; Connectively descends from it.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Wikipedia (Help a Reporter Out).

Domain Rating and Agentic Score columns in Connectively tables

Available Oct. 22, 2026.

Connectively tables that show a publication's Domain Authority now also offer Ahrefs Domain Rating and an Agentic Score from is-agentic.com, which rates how well AI agents can read the site. Both columns are hidden by default and also appear in the API and on publication pages.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Connectively blog.

Verification Signals

Available Sept. 9, 2026.

Connectively shows seven automated checks on expert profiles (identity database match, verified email, LinkedIn, real-person headshot and more).

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: GlobeNewswire (via KDH News).

Terkel, later Featured: experts answer publishers' questions

Available 2022.

Featured, then called Terkel, launched a marketplace where publishers post questions and experts answer; this system became the revived Connectively.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: AZ Tech Council (Terkel rebrands to Featured, 21 Jul 2023).

Help A Reporter Out thrice-daily source-request email

Available March 2008.

HARO sent reporters' source requests to an opt-in email list three times a day from helpareporter.com.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Poynter (Help A Reporter Out: What Do Journalists Really Want?, 16 Dec 2008).

AI-Generated Response Detection

Available July 8, 2025.

Journalists can filter out pitches flagged as AI-generated and see a per-response AI-likelihood indicator in HARO.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: HARO Blog.

Journalist Dashboard to view and manage queries

Available June 23, 2025.

Journalists got a dashboard to track and manage the queries they submitted.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: HARO blog (Change Log, 23 Jun 2025).

Podcasts category for guest requests

Available June 16, 2025.

HARO added a category where podcast hosts post queries for guests.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots, Journalist requests.

Source: HARO blog (Change Log, 16 Jun 2025).

Help a B2B Writer (request-and-expert email matching)

Available May 14, 2021.

Writers submit a source request, and it is emailed only to registered experts whose expertise matches; experts reply with quotes.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Content Marketing Institute (Keep 'Em Guessing).

AI matching of media with sources and PRs

Available June 22, 2021.

Journalists post source requests and the platform matches them with experts and PRs.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: MarTech Series (seed round, Jun 2021).

AI source requests with matching

Available March 1, 2023.

Journalists file a source request with a deadline and get instant suggestions of brands, products and experts on the platform; brands whose profile fits are notified. Built on GPT-3.

Features: Journalist requests, Journalist research.

Source: MarTech Cube (Press Hook release).

Peter Shankman launches HERO (later Source of Sources) journalist-query emails

Available April 2024.

Peter Shankman started a free email of journalist source requests after Cision shut HARO; it was renamed Source of Sources.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: CommPRO (published 2024-04-19).

Muck Rack journalist profiles integrated into HERO daily query emails

Available May 8, 2024.

Each query carries a Muck Rack profile so sources can check the journalist.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: Muck Rack blog (partnership announcement).

Pitch requests (HARO request centralization)

Available Nov. 24, 2024.

Press Ranger collects journalist pitch requests from HARO-style sources into one dashboard.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: AppSumo (Press Ranger Q&A, founder reply).

Qwoted SEO backlinks skill

Available April 22, 2026.

One long Claude skill with Python scripts that log in to Qwoted, search source requests and send pitches, in dry-run mode by default. It adds a playbook for statistics pages that earn links.

Features: Journalist requests, Pitch writing, Agent skill.

In the skills library.

Source: GitHub commit.

reactive-comment (newsjack)

Available June 1, 2026.

Triages inbound journalist source queries and drafts a reply only when the user's expertise is a real fit.

Features: Journalist requests, Pitch writing, Agent skill.

In the skills library.

Source: GitHub.

Journalist requests

Available July 10, 2026.

Live journalist requests supplied by Dot Star Media are delivered to PRmax subscribers by email across 29 topic categories. They are included in every plan. The same release says a refreshed website launched.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: PRnewslink (PRmax press release).