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  <title>Journalist requests and relationships: new launches</title>
  <updated>2026-10-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/L16W7R1RN/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Domain Rating and Agentic Score columns in Connectively tables</title>
    <updated>2026-10-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/L16W7R1RN/"/>
    <summary>Connectively tables that show a publication&apos;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.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Connectively tables that show a publication&amp;#39;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Available Oct. 22, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.connectively.us/how-to-see-domain-rating-and-agentic-score-in-connectively.md&quot;&gt;Connectively blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/LXNWWSPAQ/</id>
    <title>Featured: Find Bookstores: search 1,093 US indie bookstores that host author events</title>
    <updated>2026-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-22T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/LXNWWSPAQ/"/>
    <summary>Featured added Find Bookstores, a chat search over 1,093 US independent bookstores by place or genre, showing programming, event links and a published email. Users can ask Featured to draft the pitch in the same chat; it is on every plan including Free.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured added Find Bookstores, a chat search over 1,093 US independent bookstores by place or genre, showing programming, event links and a published email. Users can ask Featured to draft the pitch in the same chat; it is on every plan including Free.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Oct. 22, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/&quot;&gt;Media database&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/&quot;&gt;Pitch writing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/chat-assistant/&quot;&gt;Chat assistant&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-find-bookstores-for-authors-planning-book-signings-and-book-to&quot;&gt;Featured press release&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/2026-10-26/#launch-LXNWWSPAQ&quot;&gt;PR software this week: Oct. 20 to 25, 2026&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/L9WFR8JQF/</id>
    <title>Featured: Find TV Stations: local TV newsroom contacts inside Featured&apos;s newsjacking chat</title>
    <updated>2026-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-22T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/L9WFR8JQF/"/>
    <summary>Featured added Find TV Stations to its Newsjacking chat: search 1,757 US TV stations by state, market, city or call sign, with newsroom contacts for 470 stations in 195 markets, and draft a pitch to the news desk from a station card. Available on every plan, including Free.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured added Find TV Stations to its Newsjacking chat: search 1,757 US TV stations by state, market, city or call sign, with newsroom contacts for 470 stations in 195 markets, and draft a pitch to the news desk from a station card. Available on every plan, including Free.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Oct. 20, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/&quot;&gt;Media database&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-research/&quot;&gt;Journalist research&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/&quot;&gt;Pitch writing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/story-ideas/&quot;&gt;Story ideas and angles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/chat-assistant/&quot;&gt;Chat assistant&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-brings-newsjacking-to-local-tv-news&quot;&gt;Featured press release&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/2026-10-26/#launch-L9WFR8JQF&quot;&gt;PR software this week: Oct. 20 to 25, 2026&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/LR9N9MS5K/</id>
    <title>Featured: Find Substacks: search 38,746 Substack publications from Featured&apos;s chat</title>
    <updated>2026-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-22T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/LR9N9MS5K/"/>
    <summary>Featured added Find Substacks, a chat search over 38,746 Substack publications by topic, showing subscriber counts, whether DMs are open and linked socials, after which Featured can draft the pitch. Featured&apos;s 10-19 research report says 90.8% of the publications have Substack DMs open.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured added Find Substacks, a chat search over 38,746 Substack publications by topic, showing subscriber counts, whether DMs are open and linked socials, after which Featured can draft the pitch. Featured&amp;#39;s 10-19 research report says 90.8% of the publications have Substack DMs open.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Oct. 19, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/&quot;&gt;Media database&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-research/&quot;&gt;Journalist research&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/&quot;&gt;Pitch writing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/chat-assistant/&quot;&gt;Chat assistant&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/research/the-state-of-substack-for-pr&quot;&gt;Featured research report (plus @Featureddotcom X post, 2026-10-20)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/2026-10-26/#launch-LR9N9MS5K&quot;&gt;PR software this week: Oct. 20 to 25, 2026&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/K10/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured Newsjacking (free)</title>
    <updated>2026-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/K10/"/>
    <summary>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.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Oct. 14, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/trend-detection/&quot;&gt;Trend detection&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/story-ideas/&quot;&gt;Story ideas and angles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-research/&quot;&gt;Journalist research&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/&quot;&gt;Podcast, speaking and award slots&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/&quot;&gt;Pitch writing&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-a-free-newsjacking-tool-that-lets-pr-agencies-run-reactive-pr&quot;&gt;Featured press release&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/2026-10-20/#launch-K10&quot;&gt;PR software this week: Oct. 5 to 19, 2026&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R558/</id>
    <title>Featured: Find Awards</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-04T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R558/"/>
    <summary>Natural-language search of 4,596 business awards with deadlines, costs and eligibility.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Natural-language search of 4,596 business awards with deadlines, costs and eligibility.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Sept. 15, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/&quot;&gt;Podcast, speaking and award slots&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-find-awards&quot;&gt;Featured press&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N352/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Verification Signals</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N352/"/>
    <summary>Connectively shows seven automated checks on expert profiles (identity database match, verified email, LinkedIn, real-person headshot and more).</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Connectively shows seven automated checks on expert profiles (identity database match, verified email, LinkedIn, real-person headshot and more).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Available Sept. 9, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://kdhnews.com/online_features/press_releases/journalist-request-platform-connectively-launches-verification-signals-to-help-publishers-vet-sources/article_e000e617-1431-509a-b41b-22f7647dc18b.html&quot;&gt;GlobeNewswire (via KDH News)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R536/</id>
    <title>Featured: GEO Audit (preview): cited publications</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-13T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R536/"/>
    <summary>GEO Audit shows which publications ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini cite and ranks them as pitch targets. The preview started 2026-06-02.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;GEO Audit shows which publications ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini cite and ranks them as pitch targets. The preview started 2026-06-02.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Aug. 25, 2026. In beta.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/ai-cited-sources/&quot;&gt;AI-cited sources&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/ai-answer-tracking/&quot;&gt;AI-answer tracking&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-geo-audit&quot;&gt;Featured (press release, Featured Launches GEO Audit, 2026-08-25)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E395/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured adds Creator search</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E395/"/>
    <summary>Featured added a Creator search feature.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured added a Creator search feature.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Aug. 18, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N265/</id>
    <title>Featured: Find Creators: natural-language creator search across four social platforms</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N265/"/>
    <summary>A creator and influencer discovery tool covering 380 million creators.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;A creator and influencer discovery tool covering 380 million creators.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Aug. 18, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/&quot;&gt;Media database&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-find-creators&quot;&gt;Featured (press release)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N264/</id>
    <title>Featured: Media Monitoring: brand, people and competitor mentions with sentiment classification</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N264/"/>
    <summary>Tracks new mentions in news, blogs, podcasts and YouTube, classifies each as positive, neutral or negative, and delivers on a schedule.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tracks new mentions in news, blogs, podcasts and YouTube, classifies each as positive, neutral or negative, and delivers on a schedule.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Aug. 12, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-monitoring/&quot;&gt;Media monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/coverage-analysis/&quot;&gt;Coverage analysis&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured (About page, History)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R504/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured releases GEO Audit</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R504/"/>
    <summary>Featured released a GEO Audit feature, per its About-page timeline.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured released a GEO Audit feature, per its About-page timeline.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available August 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/ai-answer-tracking/&quot;&gt;AI-answer tracking&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E379/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured releases Workflows library</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E379/"/>
    <summary>Featured released a Workflows library.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured released a Workflows library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available July 14, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N263/</id>
    <title>Featured: Workflows: always-on PR automations that re-run a search and deliver only what is new</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N263/"/>
    <summary>Saved searches (journalist requests, podcasts, awards, speaking, monitoring, GEO) that run hourly to monthly and post new matches to email or Slack.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Saved searches (journalist requests, podcasts, awards, speaking, monitoring, GEO) that run hourly to monthly and post new matches to email or Slack.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available July 14, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/agents/&quot;&gt;AI agents&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured (About page, History)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E376/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured MCP server goes live</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E376/"/>
    <summary>Featured&apos;s MCP (Model Context Protocol) server became accessible.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured&amp;#39;s MCP (Model Context Protocol) server became accessible.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available July 7, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/mcp-server/&quot;&gt;MCP server&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R481/</id>
    <title>Featured: MCP Server</title>
    <updated>2026-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R481/"/>
    <summary>General availability of a Model Context Protocol server connecting Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP-compatible clients to a Featured account.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;General availability of a Model Context Protocol server connecting Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP-compatible clients to a Featured account.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available July 7, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/mcp-and-connectors/&quot;&gt;MCP servers and connectors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/mcp-server/&quot;&gt;MCP server&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/skills/#launch-R481&quot;&gt;In the skills library&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/07/3323391/0/en/Featured-Launches-an-MCP-Server-Bringing-AI-Agents-to-PR-Agencies.html&quot;&gt;GlobeNewswire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N262/</id>
    <title>Featured: Find Podcasts: podcast discovery over 814,000 active shows</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N262/"/>
    <summary>Natural-language search that returns active podcasts worth pitching as a guest.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Natural-language search that returns active podcasts worth pitching as a guest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 23, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/&quot;&gt;Podcast, speaking and award slots&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/&quot;&gt;Media database&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://norfolkdailynews.com/online_features/press_releases/featured-launches-ai-powered-podcast-discovery-tool-backed-by-database-of-814-000-active-shows/article_87c988f8-d052-5d34-8ec7-966eb0403226.html&quot;&gt;GlobeNewswire release as syndicated by Norfolk Daily News&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E363/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Featured relaunches Connectively as an AI co-pilot for PR</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E363/"/>
    <summary>Featured relaunched itself as &apos;the AI co-pilot for PR&apos; and moved its expert-publisher platform onto the Connectively brand and URL.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured relaunched itself as &amp;#39;the AI co-pilot for PR&amp;#39; and moved its expert-publisher platform onto the Connectively brand and URL.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Announced June 2, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E364/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured relaunches as AI co-pilot for PR</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E364/"/>
    <summary>Featured relaunched its product as &quot;the AI co-pilot for PR,&quot; aggregating journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, speaking opportunities, awards and GEO audits into one workflow.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured relaunched its product as &amp;quot;the AI co-pilot for PR,&amp;quot; aggregating journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, speaking opportunities, awards and GEO audits into one workflow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 2, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/featured-launches-the-ai-co-pilot-for-pr-302785643.html&quot;&gt;PR Newswire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R414/</id>
    <title>Featured: AI pitch drafting</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R414/"/>
    <summary>Featured&apos;s co-pilot drafts and sends a tailored media pitch on the user&apos;s request as part of the guided workflow.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured&amp;#39;s co-pilot drafts and sends a tailored media pitch on the user&amp;#39;s request as part of the guided workflow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 2, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/&quot;&gt;Pitch writing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/sending-and-follow-up/&quot;&gt;Sending and follow-up&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/chat-assistant/&quot;&gt;Chat assistant&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/featured-launches-the-ai-co-pilot-for-pr-302785643.html&quot;&gt;PR Newswire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R415/</id>
    <title>Featured: Purpose-built agents</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R415/"/>
    <summary>Agents handle time-intensive PR tasks such as monitoring journalist requests, researching podcasts, and drafting starting points.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Agents handle time-intensive PR tasks such as monitoring journalist requests, researching podcasts, and drafting starting points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 2, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/agents/&quot;&gt;AI agents&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/featured-launches-the-ai-co-pilot-for-pr-302785643.html&quot;&gt;PR Newswire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R416/</id>
    <title>Featured: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) audits</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R416/"/>
    <summary>Featured offers GEO audits as one of the opportunity types it surfaces, assessing brand visibility in AI-generated answers.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured offers GEO audits as one of the opportunity types it surfaces, assessing brand visibility in AI-generated answers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 2, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/ai-answer-tracking/&quot;&gt;AI-answer tracking&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/featured-launches-the-ai-co-pilot-for-pr-302785643.html&quot;&gt;PR Newswire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E356/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Connectively revival announced</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E356/"/>
    <summary>Featured announced it would revive the Connectively brand it had acquired from Cision.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured announced it would revive the Connectively brand it had acquired from Cision.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Announced May 26, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E357/</id>
    <title>HARO: Featured relaunches Connectively; HARO unaffected</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E357/"/>
    <summary>Featured announced Connectively&apos;s revival as HARO&apos;s paid-platform sister brand, saying HARO itself was not going anywhere.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured announced Connectively&amp;#39;s revival as HARO&amp;#39;s paid-platform sister brand, saying HARO itself was not going anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced May 26, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.helpareporter.com/connectively-is-back-and-haro-isnt-going-anywhere/&quot;&gt;HARO Blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E358/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured relaunches Connectively</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E358/"/>
    <summary>Featured relaunched Connectively as HARO&apos;s paid-platform sister brand (&quot;Connectively is Back, and HARO Isn&apos;t Going Anywhere&quot;).</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured relaunched Connectively as HARO&amp;#39;s paid-platform sister brand (&amp;quot;Connectively is Back, and HARO Isn&amp;#39;t Going Anywhere&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available May 26, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.helpareporter.com/connectively-is-back-and-haro-isnt-going-anywhere/&quot;&gt;HARO blog (Featured)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R391/</id>
    <title>Featured: AI Co-Pilot for PR</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R391/"/>
    <summary>Chat-based interface where users describe what they need in plain language and Featured surfaces matched earned-media opportunities.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chat-based interface where users describe what they need in plain language and Featured surfaces matched earned-media opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available May 26, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/chat-assistant/&quot;&gt;Chat assistant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/26/3301366/0/en/Featured-com-Revives-Connectively-Launches-AI-Co-Pilot-for-PR.html&quot;&gt;GlobeNewswire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/LDXA89GY1/</id>
    <title>Distribb: Qwoted SEO backlinks skill</title>
    <updated>2026-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-21T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/LDXA89GY1/"/>
    <summary>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.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Distribb&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://distribb.io/&quot;&gt;distribb.io&lt;/a&gt;). Available April 22, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/&quot;&gt;Pitch writing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/agent-skill/&quot;&gt;Agent skill&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/skills/#launch-LDXA89GY1&quot;&gt;In the skills library&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/Bomx/qwoted-seo-backlinks-skill/commit/7f4a398bd11e921af6350e6c6f8dc32a8d9dcea0&quot;&gt;GitHub commit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E341/</id>
    <title>JournoReach: Earliest known site capture</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E341/"/>
    <summary>journoreach.com first appears in the Wayback Machine, redirecting to www.journoreach.com, captured the next day as &quot;JournoReach AI-Powered Journalist Outreach&quot;.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;journoreach.com first appears in the Wayback Machine, redirecting to www.journoreach.com, captured the next day as &amp;quot;JournoReach AI-Powered Journalist Outreach&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JournoReach&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.journoreach.com/&quot;&gt;journoreach.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced April 7, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20260407053653/https://www.journoreach.com/&quot;&gt;Wayback Machine (2026-04-07 capture)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R314/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured chat-first Find (Find Journalists)</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-13T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R314/"/>
    <summary>By Feb 2026 Featured&apos;s Experts &gt; Find opened a new chat to find journalists for a story.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;By Feb 2026 Featured&amp;#39;s Experts &amp;gt; Find opened a new chat to find journalists for a story.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Feb. 19, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/chat-assistant/&quot;&gt;Chat assistant&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/podcast/edward-show-ai-pr-hack&quot;&gt;Featured (podcast page, Edward Show, 2026-02-19)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R297/</id>
    <title>Featured: Find Journalists</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-04T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R297/"/>
    <summary>AI feature that takes a press release or URL and recommends matching journalists from HARO&apos;s 33,000-plus.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;AI feature that takes a press release or URL and recommends matching journalists from HARO&amp;#39;s 33,000-plus.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced February 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-research/&quot;&gt;Journalist research&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/press/podcast/edward-show-ai-pr-hack&quot;&gt;Featured press page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E320/</id>
    <title>MentionMatch: Help a B2B Writer&apos;s site relaunches as MentionMatch</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E320/"/>
    <summary>MentionMatch site live by 2 Jan 2026; old helpab2bwriter.com redirects to it by 23 Jan 2026.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;MentionMatch site live by 2 Jan 2026; old helpab2bwriter.com redirects to it by 23 Jan 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MentionMatch&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://mentionmatch.com/&quot;&gt;mentionmatch.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced January 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260102080506/https://mentionmatch.com/&quot;&gt;Wayback Machine: mentionmatch.com, Jan 2 2026 snapshot&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R221/</id>
    <title>Featured: AI-generated content detection (Pangram integration)</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R221/"/>
    <summary>Featured integrates Pangram&apos;s AI-detection technology to flag pitches and sources likely generated by AI.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured integrates Pangram&amp;#39;s AI-detection technology to flag pitches and sources likely generated by AI.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Sept. 15, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-transparency-company-pangram-integrated-113800742.html&quot;&gt;Yahoo Finance (Business Wire release)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E283/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: Pangram AI-text detection integration</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E283/"/>
    <summary>Qwoted integrated Pangram&apos;s AI-detection technology so journalists can spot AI-generated pitches on the platform.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Qwoted integrated Pangram&amp;#39;s AI-detection technology so journalists can spot AI-generated pitches on the platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Aug. 21, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ewa.org/members-news/press-releases/partnership-pangram-qwoted-journalism-ai-technology-detection&quot;&gt;EWA.org (wire release)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R207/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: Check for AI</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R207/"/>
    <summary>Lets a journalist click a button on a received pitch to see a Pangram AI-detection report on how likely it was AI-generated.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Lets a journalist click a button on a received pitch to see a Pangram AI-detection report on how likely it was AI-generated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Aug. 21, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://intercom.help/qwoted/en/articles/10281612-checking-pitches-for-ai&quot;&gt;Qwoted Help Center&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R181/</id>
    <title>HARO: AI-Generated Response Detection</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R181/"/>
    <summary>Journalists can filter out pitches flagged as AI-generated and see a per-response AI-likelihood indicator in HARO.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Journalists can filter out pitches flagged as AI-generated and see a per-response AI-likelihood indicator in HARO.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available July 8, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-now-detects-ai-generated-responses/&quot;&gt;HARO Blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N173/</id>
    <title>HARO: Journalist Dashboard to view and manage queries</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N173/"/>
    <summary>Journalists got a dashboard to track and manage the queries they submitted.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Journalists got a dashboard to track and manage the queries they submitted.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 23, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-journalist-dashboard-view-manage-queries/&quot;&gt;HARO blog (Change Log, 23 Jun 2025)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N172/</id>
    <title>HARO: Podcasts category for guest requests</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N172/"/>
    <summary>HARO added a category where podcast hosts post queries for guests.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;HARO added a category where podcast hosts post queries for guests.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 16, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/&quot;&gt;Podcast, speaking and award slots&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.helpareporter.com/find-podcast-guests-for-your-podcast-with-haro/&quot;&gt;HARO blog (Change Log, 16 Jun 2025)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E260/</id>
    <title>HARO: First HARO edition under Featured ownership</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E260/"/>
    <summary>Featured sent the first HARO email digest under its ownership, reviving the free, ad-supported newsletter.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured sent the first HARO email digest under its ownership, reviving the free, ad-supported newsletter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available April 22, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N261/</id>
    <title>Featured: HARO returns under Featured: free email of journalist requests, each reviewed by a person</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N261/"/>
    <summary>Featured revived the HARO email service after Cision retired it, sending its first edition on April 22, 2025.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured revived the HARO email service after Cision retired it, sending its first edition on April 22, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available April 22, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured (About page, History)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E255/</id>
    <title>Featured: Featured acquires HARO from Cision</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E255/"/>
    <summary>Featured.com acquired the Help A Reporter Out (HARO) brand from Cision, which had owned it since 2014.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured.com acquired the Help A Reporter Out (HARO) brand from Cision, which had owned it since 2014.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced April 15, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-announces-sale-of-help-a-reporter-out-haro-to-featuredcom-302427990/&quot;&gt;Cision press release&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E256/</id>
    <title>HARO: Cision sells HARO brand to Featured.com</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E256/"/>
    <summary>Cision announced the sale of the Help A Reporter Out (HARO) brand and name to Featured.com.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Cision announced the sale of the Help A Reporter Out (HARO) brand and name to Featured.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced April 15, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-announces-sale-of-help-a-reporter-out-haro-to-featuredcom-302427990/&quot;&gt;Cision press release&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E224/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Connectively discontinued by Cision</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E224/"/>
    <summary>Cision permanently discontinued Connectively, saying it would focus on enhancing its CisionOne product.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Cision permanently discontinued Connectively, saying it would focus on enhancing its CisionOne product.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Announced Dec. 9, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cision.com/connectively-has-been-discontinued/&quot;&gt;Cision&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E225/</id>
    <title>HARO: Connectively (formerly HARO) discontinued</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E225/"/>
    <summary>Cision permanently discontinued the Connectively (HARO) platform to focus on its CisionOne product.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Cision permanently discontinued the Connectively (HARO) platform to focus on its CisionOne product.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced Dec. 9, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cision.com/connectively-has-been-discontinued/&quot;&gt;Cision&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E222/</id>
    <title>PRBot: Earliest known site capture</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E222/"/>
    <summary>prbot.ai first appears in the Wayback Machine, already carrying the banner &quot;AI-Powered HARO Outreach Now Live!&quot; and a Starter plan at $49/month.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;prbot.ai first appears in the Wayback Machine, already carrying the banner &amp;quot;AI-Powered HARO Outreach Now Live!&amp;quot; and a Starter plan at $49/month.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PRBot&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://prbot.ai/&quot;&gt;prbot.ai&lt;/a&gt;). Announced Nov. 22, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20241122230323/https://prbot.ai/&quot;&gt;Wayback Machine first capture&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N113/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: Media Insights</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N113/"/>
    <summary>Shows, for any searched topic, associated trending keywords, top publications and the journalists covering it.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shows, for any searched topic, associated trending keywords, top publications and the journalists covering it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Sept. 12, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/trend-detection/&quot;&gt;Trend detection&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/uncover-opportunities-with-qwoteds-new-media-insights-feature/&quot;&gt;Qwoted (blog)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E197/</id>
    <title>Source of Sources: Muck Rack partners with Source of Sources</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E197/"/>
    <summary>Muck Rack partnered with HERO (later renamed Source of Sources/SOS): Muck Rack journalist profiles appear in the daily emails and verified-journalist queries are prioritized.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Muck Rack partnered with HERO (later renamed Source of Sources/SOS): Muck Rack journalist profiles appear in the daily emails and verified-journalist queries are prioritized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/source-of-sources/&quot;&gt;Source of Sources&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sourceofsources.com/&quot;&gt;sourceofsources.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced May 8, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://muckrack.com/blog/2024/05/08/partnership-with-hero&quot;&gt;Muck Rack Blog: We&amp;#39;re partnering with SOS&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N302/</id>
    <title>Source of Sources: Muck Rack journalist profiles integrated into HERO daily query emails</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N302/"/>
    <summary>Each query carries a Muck Rack profile so sources can check the journalist.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Each query carries a Muck Rack profile so sources can check the journalist.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/source-of-sources/&quot;&gt;Source of Sources&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sourceofsources.com/&quot;&gt;sourceofsources.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available May 8, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://capitolcommunicator.com/muck-rack-teams-up-with-help-every-reporter-out-to-connect-journalists-and-pr-pros/&quot;&gt;Muck Rack blog (partnership announcement)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E191/</id>
    <title>Source of Sources: Peter Shankman launches HERO</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E191/"/>
    <summary>Peter Shankman launched HERO (Help Every Reporter Out), a free platform reconnecting journalists and sources, gaining 10,000+ signups within hours.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Peter Shankman launched HERO (Help Every Reporter Out), a free platform reconnecting journalists and sources, gaining 10,000+ signups within hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/source-of-sources/&quot;&gt;Source of Sources&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sourceofsources.com/&quot;&gt;sourceofsources.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced April 19, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.commpro.biz/news/peter-shankman-launches-hero-to-reinvent-the-journalists-and-sources-connection&quot;&gt;CommPRO: Peter Shankman Launches HERO&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E188/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Connectively replaces HARO&apos;s email digest</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E188/"/>
    <summary>Cision replaced HARO&apos;s daily email with a searchable query feed on Connectively, with paid premium features.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Cision replaced HARO&amp;#39;s daily email with a searchable query feed on Connectively, with paid premium features.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Available April 2, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2024/04/goodbye-haro/&quot;&gt;Sword and the Script&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E189/</id>
    <title>HARO: HARO email digest ends, users moved to Connectively</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E189/"/>
    <summary>HARO&apos;s daily email digest ended as subscribers were required to create new Connectively accounts to access queries.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;HARO&amp;#39;s daily email digest ended as subscribers were required to create new Connectively accounts to access queries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced April 2, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2024/04/goodbye-haro/&quot;&gt;Sword and the Script&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N301/</id>
    <title>Source of Sources: Peter Shankman launches HERO (later Source of Sources) journalist-query emails</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N301/"/>
    <summary>Peter Shankman started a free email of journalist source requests after Cision shut HARO; it was renamed Source of Sources.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Peter Shankman started a free email of journalist source requests after Cision shut HARO; it was renamed Source of Sources.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/source-of-sources/&quot;&gt;Source of Sources&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sourceofsources.com/&quot;&gt;sourceofsources.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available April 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.prdaily.com/what-happened-to-haro/&quot;&gt;CommPRO (published 2024-04-19)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E165/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: Free Networking Tools (PR-to-PR messaging)</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E165/"/>
    <summary>Qwoted launched &apos;PR-to-PR messaging,&apos; letting PR professionals search for and message each other across firms.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Qwoted launched &amp;#39;PR-to-PR messaging,&amp;#39; letting PR professionals search for and message each other across firms.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Oct. 4, 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cmswire.com/the-wire/qwoted-launches-free-networking-tools-for-pr-industry/&quot;&gt;CMSWire (wire mirror)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E156/</id>
    <title>Featured: Terkel renamed Featured</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E156/"/>
    <summary>Terkel rebranded as Featured after acquiring the featured.com domain, with about 15,000 experts and 300,000 submitted answers on the platform.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Terkel rebranded as Featured after acquiring the featured.com domain, with about 15,000 experts and 300,000 submitted answers on the platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced July 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V075/</id>
    <title>Press Hook: Free AI Pitch Generator</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V075/"/>
    <summary>A free tool that turns a few details about a product, service or story into an editable, media-ready pitch; built on OpenAI&apos;s GPT-3.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;A free tool that turns a few details about a product, service or story into an editable, media-ready pitch; built on OpenAI&amp;#39;s GPT-3.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/press-hook/&quot;&gt;Press Hook&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/&quot;&gt;presshook.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available March 14, 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/&quot;&gt;Pitch writing&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/CRM-Across-the-Wire/Press-Hook-Launches-Free-AI-Powered-Media-Pitch-Generator%C2%A0-157593.aspx&quot;&gt;DestinationCRM&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V074/</id>
    <title>Press Hook: AI source requests with matching</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V074/"/>
    <summary>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.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/press-hook/&quot;&gt;Press Hook&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/&quot;&gt;presshook.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available March 1, 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-research/&quot;&gt;Journalist research&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.martechcube.com/press-hook-new-ai-tool-to-speed-journalists-sourcing-efforts/&quot;&gt;MarTech Cube (Press Hook release)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E139/</id>
    <title>PressPulse: PressPulse founded</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E139/"/>
    <summary>Elvis Sun founded PressPulse in Toronto as an AI-powered alternative to HARO, matching users with relevant journalist media requests.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Elvis Sun founded PressPulse in Toronto as an AI-powered alternative to HARO, matching users with relevant journalist media requests.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PressPulse&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presspulse.ai/&quot;&gt;presspulse.ai&lt;/a&gt;). Announced 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.starterstory.com/press-pulse-breakdown&quot;&gt;Starter Story: How Elvis Sun Scaled AI-Powered PR Startup PressPulse to $12K ARR&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E171/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Connectively Launched as HARO Replacement</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E171/"/>
    <summary>Cision&apos;s Connectively, billed as &quot;The New Home of HARO,&quot; was fully live as of the Wayback Machine&apos;s December 8, 2023 capture.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Cision&amp;#39;s Connectively, billed as &amp;quot;The New Home of HARO,&amp;quot; was fully live as of the Wayback Machine&amp;#39;s December 8, 2023 capture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Available 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20231208213942/https://www.connectively.us&quot;&gt;Wayback Machine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E507/</id>
    <title>PitchResponse: Link Sourcery rebrands to PitchResponse</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E507/"/>
    <summary>Link Sourcery, the HARO pitching tool formerly called Sourcery, relaunches as PitchResponse with a new name, logo and website built with 99 Robots, to serve both experts and journalists.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Link Sourcery, the HARO pitching tool formerly called Sourcery, relaunches as PitchResponse with a new name, logo and website built with 99 Robots, to serve both experts and journalists.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PitchResponse&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://pitchresponse.com/&quot;&gt;pitchresponse.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced Dec. 20, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://pitchresponse.com/blog/link-sourcery-is-now-pitchresponse/&quot;&gt;PitchResponse blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E138/</id>
    <title>MentionMatch: Superpath acquires Help a B2B Writer</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E138/"/>
    <summary>Superpath acquired Help a B2B Writer, a marketplace connecting B2B writers with expert sources, from founder Elise Dopson.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Superpath acquired Help a B2B Writer, a marketplace connecting B2B writers with expert sources, from founder Elise Dopson.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MentionMatch&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://mentionmatch.com/&quot;&gt;mentionmatch.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced Dec. 8, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.superpath.co/blog/superpath-has-acquired-help-a-b2b-writer&quot;&gt;Superpath Blog: Superpath has acquired Help a B2B Writer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V073/</id>
    <title>Press Hook: Free AI Press Release Generator</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V073/"/>
    <summary>A free tool that turns a brand name, the news, a short description and a quote into an editable press release; built on OpenAI&apos;s GPT-3.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;A free tool that turns a brand name, the news, a short description and a quote into an editable press release; built on OpenAI&amp;#39;s GPT-3.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/press-hook/&quot;&gt;Press Hook&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/&quot;&gt;presshook.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Dec. 8, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/release-writing/&quot;&gt;Press release and content writing&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/blog/free-pr-tool&quot;&gt;Press Hook blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E136/</id>
    <title>Featured: Arizona Innovation Challenge award</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E136/"/>
    <summary>The Arizona Commerce Authority named Terkel an Arizona Innovation Challenge awardee.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Arizona Commerce Authority named Terkel an Arizona Innovation Challenge awardee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced December 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V072/</id>
    <title>Press Hook: In-Platform Messaging</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/V072/"/>
    <summary>Direct messaging between members in which only media users can start the conversation.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Direct messaging between members in which only media users can start the conversation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/press-hook/&quot;&gt;Press Hook&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/&quot;&gt;presshook.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available May 3, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/sending-and-follow-up/&quot;&gt;Sending and follow-up&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/blog/in-platform-messaging&quot;&gt;Press Hook blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E115/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: Qwoted 100</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E115/"/>
    <summary>Qwoted launched &apos;Qwoted 100,&apos; a quarterly ranking of PR professionals by media interactions, response speed and pitch hit rate.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Qwoted launched &amp;#39;Qwoted 100,&amp;#39; a quarterly ranking of PR professionals by media interactions, response speed and pitch hit rate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available Jan. 13, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/17343/2022-01-13/qwoted-100-ranks-top-communicators.html&quot;&gt;O&amp;#39;Dwyer&amp;#39;s PR&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E112/</id>
    <title>Featured: Terkel raises seed funding</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E112/"/>
    <summary>Terkel raised a seed round from Sonoran Founders Fund, Stout Street Capital, Calm Company Fund, and Great North Ventures.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Terkel raised a seed round from Sonoran Founders Fund, Stout Street Capital, Calm Company Fund, and Great North Ventures.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured: About&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N260/</id>
    <title>Featured: Terkel launches publicly: experts answer publishers&apos; questions</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N260/"/>
    <summary>Terkel (now Featured) launched a marketplace where publishers post questions and subject-matter experts answer them for articles.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Terkel (now Featured) launched a marketplace where publishers post questions and subject-matter experts answer them for articles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available January 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;Featured (About page, History)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N348/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Terkel, later Featured: experts answer publishers&apos; questions</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N348/"/>
    <summary>Featured, then called Terkel, launched a marketplace where publishers post questions and experts answer; this system became the revived Connectively.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Featured, then called Terkel, launched a marketplace where publishers post questions and experts answer; this system became the revived Connectively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Available 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aztechcouncil.org/scottsdale-content-creation-startup-terkel-rebrands-to-featured/&quot;&gt;AZ Tech Council (Terkel rebrands to Featured, 21 Jul 2023)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E497/</id>
    <title>Press Hook: Press Hook raises $1.5 million</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E497/"/>
    <summary>Press Hook announced $1.5 million in venture funding led by Emergent Ventures, The Fund and TnT Ventures. The release calls it Brooklyn based; its 2024 terms give an Atlanta address.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Press Hook announced $1.5 million in venture funding led by Emergent Ventures, The Fund and TnT Ventures. The release calls it Brooklyn based; its 2024 terms give an Atlanta address.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/press-hook/&quot;&gt;Press Hook&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/&quot;&gt;presshook.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced Oct. 19, 2021.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/press-hook-a-tech-enabled-public-relations-platform-secures-1-5-million-in-funding-301403770.html&quot;&gt;PR Newswire (Press Hook release)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E103/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: $3 Million Seed Round</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E103/"/>
    <summary>Qwoted closed a $3 million Series Seed round led by Third Prime, with Gaingels, Prosek Venture Partners and Vested participating.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Qwoted closed a $3 million Series Seed round led by Third Prime, with Gaingels, Prosek Venture Partners and Vested participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced June 22, 2021.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/b2b-commerce/customer-service/rapidly-growing-commtech-platform-qwoted-closes-3-million-seed-round/&quot;&gt;MarTech Series (wire mirror)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R039/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: AI matching of media with sources and PRs</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-13T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/R039/"/>
    <summary>Journalists post source requests and the platform matches them with experts and PRs.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Journalists post source requests and the platform matches them with experts and PRs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available June 22, 2021.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/b2b-commerce/customer-service/rapidly-growing-commtech-platform-qwoted-closes-3-million-seed-round/&quot;&gt;MarTech Series (seed round, Jun 2021)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N036/</id>
    <title>MentionMatch: Help a B2B Writer (request-and-expert email matching)</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N036/"/>
    <summary>Writers submit a source request, and it is emailed only to registered experts whose expertise matches; experts reply with quotes.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Writers submit a source request, and it is emailed only to registered experts whose expertise matches; experts reply with quotes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MentionMatch&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://mentionmatch.com/&quot;&gt;mentionmatch.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available May 14, 2021.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://contentmarketinginstitute.com/content-marketing-strategy/keep-em-guessing-and-more-lessons-from-content-we-love&quot;&gt;Content Marketing Institute (Keep &amp;#39;Em Guessing)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E496/</id>
    <title>Press Hook: Press Hook founded</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E496/"/>
    <summary>Michelle Songy founded Press Hook in October 2020, per the funding release; its own about page says a summer 2020 beta helped 50+ businesses and that it launched privately in the fall of 2020.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Michelle Songy founded Press Hook in October 2020, per the funding release; its own about page says a summer 2020 beta helped 50+ businesses and that it launched privately in the fall of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/press-hook/&quot;&gt;Press Hook&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.presshook.com/&quot;&gt;presshook.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced October 2020.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/press-hook-a-tech-enabled-public-relations-platform-secures-1-5-million-in-funding-301403770.html&quot;&gt;PR Newswire (Press Hook release)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E074/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: Platform public launch</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E074/"/>
    <summary>Qwoted&apos;s own funding announcement says the platform has grown &apos;since launching in April of 2019&apos;.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Qwoted&amp;#39;s own funding announcement says the platform has grown &amp;#39;since launching in April of 2019&amp;#39;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced April 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/b2b-commerce/customer-service/rapidly-growing-commtech-platform-qwoted-closes-3-million-seed-round/&quot;&gt;MarTech Series (wire mirror)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E068/</id>
    <title>Qwoted: Talking Biz News acquisition</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E068/"/>
    <summary>Qwoted, owned by PR firms Vested and Prosek Partners, quietly acquired Talking Biz News.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Qwoted, owned by PR firms Vested and Prosek Partners, quietly acquired Talking Biz News.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/qwoted/&quot;&gt;Qwoted&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.qwoted.com/&quot;&gt;qwoted.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://finance.yahoo.com/news/talking-biz-news-owners-qwoted-prosek-130056036.html&quot;&gt;Yahoo Finance (Dec 2019)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E027/</id>
    <title>HARO: Vocus merges with Cision</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E027/"/>
    <summary>Vocus, HARO&apos;s owner, merged with Cision Inc., making HARO a Cision brand.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Vocus, HARO&amp;#39;s owner, merged with Cision Inc., making HARO a Cision brand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced 2014.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_a_Reporter_Out&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Help a Reporter Out&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E014/</id>
    <title>HARO: Vocus acquires HARO</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E014/"/>
    <summary>Vocus, Inc. acquired Help A Reporter Out; founder Peter Shankman joined Vocus as VP.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Vocus, Inc. acquired Help A Reporter Out; founder Peter Shankman joined Vocus as VP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced June 2010.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_a_Reporter_Out&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Help a Reporter Out&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E475/</id>
    <title>PitchRate: PitchRate goes online</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E475/"/>
    <summary>PitchRate.com went online in February 2009 as a free service connecting experts with journalists; it was created by L. Drew Gerber of Blue Kangaroo, Inc.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;PitchRate.com went online in February 2009 as a free service connecting experts with journalists; it was created by L. Drew Gerber of Blue Kangaroo, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PitchRate&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://pitchrate.com/&quot;&gt;pitchrate.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available February 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newswire.com/news/media-contact-service-moves-to-main-street-176391&quot;&gt;Newswire.com (Blue Kangaroo release, 2010-04-27)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N171/</id>
    <title>HARO: Help A Reporter Out thrice-daily source-request email</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N171/"/>
    <summary>HARO sent reporters&apos; source requests to an opt-in email list three times a day from helpareporter.com.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;HARO sent reporters&amp;#39; source requests to an opt-in email list three times a day from helpareporter.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available March 2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.poynter.org/?p=93220&quot;&gt;Poynter (Help A Reporter Out: What Do Journalists Really Want?, 16 Dec 2008)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E008/</id>
    <title>HARO: HARO founded</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/E008/"/>
    <summary>Peter Shankman founded Help A Reporter Out (HARO) as a Facebook group connecting journalists with sources.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Peter Shankman founded Help A Reporter Out (HARO) as a Facebook group connecting journalists with sources.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/&quot;&gt;HARO&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpareporter.com/&quot;&gt;helpareporter.com&lt;/a&gt;). Announced 2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_a_Reporter_Out&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Help a Reporter Out&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N259/</id>
    <title>Featured: Peter Shankman launches HARO (Help a Reporter Out) journalist-request emails</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N259/"/>
    <summary>Peter Shankman&apos;s email list that sends journalists&apos; source requests to experts, now owned by Featured.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Peter Shankman&amp;#39;s email list that sends journalists&amp;#39; source requests to experts, now owned by Featured.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/&quot;&gt;Featured&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://featured.com/about&quot;&gt;featured.com&lt;/a&gt;). Available 2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sourceofsources.com/blog/&quot;&gt;Featured (About page, HARO/Connectively table)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N346/</id>
    <title>Connectively: Help a Reporter Out (HARO) journalist-request service</title>
    <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.newsprint.com/launches/N346/"/>
    <summary>HARO started as a Facebook group in 2008 and became an email list of journalists&apos; requests for expert sources; Connectively descends from it.</summary>
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;HARO started as a Facebook group in 2008 and became an email list of journalists&amp;#39; requests for expert sources; Connectively descends from it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/&quot;&gt;Connectively&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.connectively.us/&quot;&gt;connectively.us&lt;/a&gt;). Available 2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Features: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/&quot;&gt;Journalist requests&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_a_Reporter_Out&quot;&gt;Wikipedia (Help a Reporter Out)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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