Where to find journalist requests
55 sites where journalists, writers and podcast hosts ask for sources. Each one was opened and checked on 2026-11-10. Costs are for you as the expert, as the site states them. Where a cost is marked as not stated, the site does not publish a price.
Journalist requests: free or with a free tier
Start here. These send or list real requests at no cost.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| ConnectivelyExpert Q&A platform where experts answer publisher questions, submit bylined articles and get early access to HARO queries; this is the product that used to live at Featured.com, moved in 2026 to the revived Connectively name. Paid plans and credits charge sources to submit more answers (pay-to-pitch, not a fee per placement). | Free tierFree: 3 answers/month, 1 bylined article/month, 3 keyword alerts sent daily. Lite: $19 / $11 per month billed yearly, 10 answers/month. Pro: $49 / $29 per month billed yearly, 'Unlimited answers' (subject to abuse guardrails). Business: $99 / $59 per month billed yearly. Pay-as-you-go credits: 1 for $6.99, 5 for $29.95, 25 for $124.75 (credits never expire). | Email and websiteUS |
| FeaturedNow an AI 'co-pilot for PR': a chat tool that searches journalist requests, podcast invites, speaking gigs and awards, drafts pitches and sends them from your own inbox. It is no longer the expert Q&A marketplace (that moved to Connectively). Featured also owns HARO. | Free tierFree: $0 'Free forever' with a daily AI usage allowance (no figure given). Lite $39/mo ($29/mo billed yearly), Pro $99/mo ($79), Pro+ $299/mo ($239), Team Lite $199/mo, Team Pro $499/mo, Team Pro+ $1,499/mo, Enterprise custom. Plans differ only by daily AI usage. | Email and websiteUS |
| HARO (Help a Reporter Out)Relaunched free email newsletter of journalist queries: up to three email digests per day, Monday to Friday. Owned by Featured.com since April 2025 ('Powered by Featured'); the site points people who want the queries in a dashboard to Connectively. | FreeAbout page: 'Free For All Users'; homepage: 'Subscribe for free daily media queries'. No paid tier listed (an 'Advertise' link exists). | EmailUS |
| QwotedNetwork where journalists post requests and experts or PR people pitch through a dashboard, with a daily opportunities email. | Free tierBasic: Free, 2 pitches/month, 2 hour pitch delivery delay, daily opportunities email and real-time alerts. Pro: $149.99/mo or $1,188.00/yr, 35 pitches/month, instant pitch delivery. Team and Amplify: contact for pricing. | Email and websiteUS |
| MentionMatchFree service matching B2B writers with expert sources by email ('Only get emailed if you're a match for the request'); the same platform as Help a B2B Writer under a new name, owned by Superpath Incorporated. The site banner still reads 'We're launching soon'. | FreeFAQ: 'Yes, completely. Sources don't need to pay anything to be on the list, and it's free for writers to submit requests.' A separate paid API for agencies/SaaS is mentioned (no price stated). | Emailglobal |
| Source of Sources (SOS)Free email list of journalist queries run by Peter Shankman (founder of HARO), sent up to three times a day; sign up with the form on the homepage. | FreeHomepage says the list 'doesn't cost a dime' and suggests donating to animal charities instead. No paid option listed. | EmailUS |
| SourceBottleJournalist call-outs by email and on the website, strongest in Australia with timezone options for NZ, UK/Ireland, US, Canada and Singapore. The paid tiers are a service where SourceBottle pitches your profile to journalists (pay-to-pitch, not a fee to be quoted). | Free tierFree: call-out emails ('Drink Up!' alerts, up to 2 each weekday at 10am and 2pm) and a free Expert Profile with up to 10 keywords. Optional paid pitching service: 'No Pitch, No Pay' $25 per pitch; 'Unlimited Pitches' $65 per month or $650 per year; 'Agency' $130 per month or $1,300 per year (prices shown with $ only, currency code not stated). | Email and websiteAU, global |
| The Source RadarLive web feed of UK and European journalist requests, with paid email alerts; the page showed 834 live requests, 28 in the last 24 hours. | Free tierFree £0: live feed, search and filters, saved requests, pitch tracking and a free expert directory listing, no card. Business £4.99/month (instant email alerts, daily digest). Agency £19.99/month (Slack, Discord and webhook alerts). 14-day free trial on paid plans. | Email and websiteUK, EU |
Journalist requests: paid
Subscription services. Several are UK-focused.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry ServiceUK service that sends journalist enquiries from media outlets to subscribers' inboxes; part of the Pulsar Group. journorequests.com now redirects to this site. | PaidAnnual subscription 'starting from £625 per category' (25 categories, price varies by category), exclusive of VAT at 20%. A free trial is offered (length not stated on the pricing page). | EmailUK |
| Press PlugsUK 'vetted journalist request network': journalist requests sent to businesses and PR people 'every working day'. | PaidFree 7-day trial; subscription prices not stated on site ('a choice of subscriptions', 'choose a plan when you're ready'). Free for journalists. | EmailUK |
| Dot Star MediaJournalist request service ('around 400 requests per week') delivered by email, Microsoft Teams or Slack. | PaidBronze £40 a month (any 5 topics), Silver £60 a month (any 10 topics), Gold £80 a month (all 29 topics, Teams or Slack integration). Rolling monthly, one month minimum, prices exclude VAT. 14 day free trial, no credit card. | EmailUK |
| EditorielleUK newsletter of journalist requests sent every weekday at 12pm UK time, with optional instant alerts by category. You pay for the newsletter, not the journalists. | PaidIndividual £10/month plus optional £5 per instant category; Team £15/month for two people plus £5 per additional member. Prices exclude VAT. | EmailUK |
| SynapseUK 'stories marketplace' where PRs filter and respond to journalists' media requests, with Slack alerts. | Paid'For journalists, Synapse is free to use'; PRs get 'a choice of paid plans with flexible monthly or yearly payment options'. Prices not stated on site. | Email and websiteUK |
| PressPulse AIPaid AI filter that monitors journalist requests from 'HARO, Substacks, Twitter, LinkedIn, Help A B2B Writer, and more' and emails the matched ones daily. | PaidPro $36/mo; Agency $80/mo + $39/profile/mo; '3 months free on annual plan'. Free trial with 'No credit card required' (trial length not stated on the page). | Emailglobal |
| JustReachOutPR outreach software; its 'Journalist Pitch Requests' tool pulls requests 'from 6 different sources' into one searchable list. Subscription required. | PaidStarter Outreach $147/mo billed monthly or $98/mo billed annually; Advanced $247 / $165; Ultimate $497 / $331. '7 day free trial is on monthly plans only.' | Websiteglobal |
| Press HookPR platform for physical product brands: journalists 'post live Source Requests' for products and brands respond in one click. The site excludes service businesses. | Paid'Starting from $49/mo Basic, pay as you go'; Premium '6-month plan, or 3 months at $1,999 a month to start'. A 'Get started free' sign-up exists but no free plan is described. | WebsiteUS |
| Press LoftPR platform for retail and product brands: journalists' product requests are sent to registered brands, alongside an image library and press release tools. | Paid'Free 60 day trial', 'No card required'. Then single items: requests '$45/mth', press release '$45', collaboration post '$95'; monthly packages also offered (prices not on the homepage). | EmailUK, EU, US |
Journalist requests: cost not stated
Live, but the site does not publish a price.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| PRAPI open briefsOpen research questions posted by PRAPI (a paid PR system for multi-brand founders): practitioners submit a short named quote for PRAPI's own reports and get a contributor profile and citation. These are PRAPI's briefs, not requests from outside journalists. | Not statedBriefs page lists no fee for responding but does not say it is free ('No mailing list, no sales follow-up'). PRAPI's main product is paid: Solo $49/mo (1 brand), Operator $149/mo (up to 5), Intel $249/mo (up to 10); 14-day trial, no card up front. | Websiteglobal |
| ProfNet (Cision / PR Newswire)Cision / PR Newswire service that emails journalist queries to subscribed experts and PR people, filtered by subject. Subscribing goes through a contact form, and the site notes the online 'Submit a ProfNet query' form has been removed. | Not statednot stated on site (page refers to 'ProfNet membership' and 'Subscribe to ProfNet' through a contact page; no price shown). | EmailUS |
| JournoLinkPress release writing and distribution tool for small businesses that also sends 'instant email notifications when journalists are looking to cover business stories like yours'. | Not statednot stated on site (the /prices page returned no prices in its page source and still contains placeholder 'Lorem Ipsum' text). | EmailUK (region not stated on the pages read) |
| WMC SheSourceWomen's Media Center database of 'media-experienced women experts' that journalists, bookers and producers search; women experts apply to be listed. | Not statednot stated on site (no fee mentioned on the application page). | You applyUS |
Podcast and radio guest requests
Hosts looking for guests.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| PodMatchMatching service that pairs podcast guests and hosts through a dashboard of suggested matches. Poddit.net now redirects to a PodMatch notice saying PodMatch bought it. | PaidStandard Guest $32 per month; Professional $64 per month. No free plan shown; '100% money-back guarantee'. | Websiteglobal |
| MatchMaker.fmMarketplace where podcast guests and shows find and message each other. | Paid'30-day free trial, then $15/month subscription' (homepage structured data). | Websiteglobal |
| PodcastGuests.comFree twice-weekly email of podcasts looking for guests, plus a paid directory where hosts can find you (pay-to-be-listed option). | Free tierFree newsletter ('2 emails/week with 10 guest opportunities'). Paid expert directory listing: Basic $15/month paid annually or $20/month paid monthly; Premium $33.25/month paid annually or $45/month paid monthly. | Emailglobal |
| Radio Guest ListEmail list of radio and podcast hosts asking for guests, running since 2008. Also sells 'Featured Guest Expert' advertising (pay to be promoted to hosts; price not on the pages read). | Free tierFree Guest Request emails on weekdays (half as many requests as Premium, with ads). Premium Edition $9.99/month; Targeted Interview Alerts $8.97/month; Premium Weekly Digest $6.97/month. | EmailUS |
| Talks.coExpert directory with AI matching where podcast hosts, journalists and producers find guests. | Free tierFree: '1 connection request every 30 days'. Pro: $18.67/month ($224 billed annually), 30 connections a month. Agency (5 profiles): $53.07/month ($636.8 billed annually). | Websiteglobal |
Sites that feature founders and experts
You apply or submit your own story.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| Bold JourneyVoyage-group interview magazine ('Stories to help you reach your full potential'); people are featured through a 'Nominations' form. | Not statednot stated on site (no fee mentioned on the homepage, about page or nomination form). | You applyUS |
| CanvasRebelVoyage-group magazine of 'Conversations with Entrepreneurs, Artists & Creatives'; you can recommend yourself or someone else through the form. | Not statednot stated on site (no fee mentioned on the homepage, about page or in the nomination form text). | You applyUS |
| Shoutout LAVoyage-group site featuring small business owners, artists and creatives in Los Angeles through a 'Nominations' form. | Not statednot stated on site (no fee mentioned on the homepage or about page). | You applyUS |
| VoyageLAThe original Voyage-group city magazine ('LA's Most Inspiring Stories'), with a 'Submit a story idea' form. | Not statednot stated on site (no fee mentioned on the homepage). | You applyUS |
| Starter StoryDatabase of founder case studies; founders log in or sign up, then submit their story. | Free'There's no cost to be featured.' | You applyglobal |
| IdeaMenschWritten interviews with entrepreneurs ('We don't turn down any entrepreneur who wants to do an interview, as long as they put serious work into it'). You pitch through the contact form, which requires a company-domain email. | Not statednot stated on site (no fee mentioned on the interview, FAQ or contact pages). | You applyglobal |
| HackerNoonTechnology publication where anyone can create an account and submit a story. | FreeSite describes itself as 'a free platform with 50K+ contributing writers'. A paid 'Boosted' story promotion and business services also exist (prices not read). | You applyglobal |
| Indie HackersFounder community where you post your own story or product update; staff-written founder interviews also run there. | Free tierCommunity posting through 'Submit a Post to Indie Hackers' with an account (no fee stated). Some founder stories are marked 'IH+ Subscribers Only' (IH+ price not read). | You applyglobal |
Social feeds
Public hashtags journalists post requests under.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| Bluesky #journorequestPublic hashtag feed of journalist requests on Bluesky; today's posts were mostly UK outlets and request services. #prrequest also exists there but is quiet (latest posts September and October 2026). | FreeNo fee and no login needed to read the hashtag. | Social feedglobal |
Could not verify
Listed for completeness. Check before relying on them.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| PR HuntersEmails PR leads 'in real time as journalists tweet PR requests'. | FreeScript text: 'Free PR Leads Delivered To Your Inbox'. No prices found. | Emailglobal |
| X (Twitter) #journorequestHashtag journalists use on X to ask for sources and case studies. | FreeNo fee to browse a hashtag; X now requires a login to view it. | Social feedglobal |
| X (Twitter) #prrequestCompanion hashtag to #journorequest used for PR and product requests on X. | FreeNo fee to browse a hashtag; X now requires a login to view it. | Social feedglobal |
| LinkedIn #journorequestHashtag used on LinkedIn posts by journalists looking for sources. | FreeNo fee to browse; LinkedIn requires a login to view the hashtag feed. | Social feedglobal |
| Reddit r/JournoRequestsCould not confirm this subreddit exists. | Not statednot stated (could not load). | Social feedglobal |
| Reddit r/PressInquiriesCould not confirm this subreddit exists. | Not statednot stated (could not load). | Social feedglobal |
| GuestioPodcast guest booking marketplace; the site was unreachable today. | Not statednot stated (site down). | Not statedUS |
| Authority MagazineInterview series published on Medium. The publication is active, but how to get interviewed and whether it costs anything could not be confirmed. | Not statednot stated (the publication page could not be loaded). | You applyUS |
Dead, renamed, or not a source of requests
So you don't spend time on them.
| Site | Cost for you | How requests arrive |
|---|---|---|
| Help a B2B WriterRenamed: helpab2bwriter.com now redirects to MentionMatch, whose FAQ answers 'Is this Help a B2B Writer?' with 'Same platform, new name!'. | FreeSee MentionMatch: FAQ says sources 'don't need to pay anything'. | Emailglobal |
| LightbulbThe lightbulb.media site is gone: it shows Squarespace's 'Website Expired' page. No replacement site was found. | Not statednot stated on site (site expired). | Not statedUK |
| Media MatchmakerUK journalist-request service that is between versions: the site is a 'Pre launch' page ('Launching very soon', 'Registration opens soon'), while its Bluesky account still posts #JournoRequest alerts. | Not statednot stated on site (pre-launch page: 'Joining the list is free'; refers to a launch offer for the first 200 paid members). | Not statedUK |
| OnePitchonepitch.co now redirects to the 'OnePitch PR AI Hub', 14 AI tools for writing and scoring pitches. It has no journalist-request feed, and the old app and pricing pages are gone. | Paid'One-time $29 purchase', 'no subscription' (page metadata). | No request feedUS |
| Press HuntJournalist contact database ('Press Hunt 3.0', 500k+ journalists) for outbound pitching. It is not a feed of journalist requests. | Free tierApp text mentions a 'free plan' that can search the journalist database; paid prices could not be read (JavaScript app). | No request feedglobal |
| Muck RackPR software and media database. Free profiles are for verified journalists only, so there is no free source profile and no journalist-request feed for experts. | PaidCustom pricing: 'requires a paid subscription with custom pricing'; 'Muck Rack offers free tools exclusively for journalists'. | No request feedglobal |
| Rollirolliapp.com now redirects to rolli.ai, a social media intelligence product. Its expert network is a paid listing: vetted experts pay a subscription to be found by reporters (pay-to-be-listed), and you join by contacting the team. | PaidExpert plan '$39/month, billed annually'; Organization plan '$20/mo per expert'. No free tier listed for experts. | You applyglobal |
| Expertise FinderSearch engine journalists use to find experts from universities, plus faculty-directory software sold to institutions. The site shows no way for an individual business owner to sign up. | Not statednot stated on site (only 'Request a demo'). | No request feedUS, CA |
| PitchRateShut down: the homepage is now a page titled 'PitchRate Decommissioned' (dated 2026-11-02), with the old marketing copy still underneath. Run by Wasabi Publicity, Inc. | FreeOld site copy calls it 'a free PR tool'; the service is now marked decommissioned. | EmailUS |
| CEO Blog Nation (CBNation)No longer a free contributor outlet: 'As of January 1, 2022, we no longer accept guest posts.' What is offered instead includes sponsored posts (pay-to-play). | Not statedGuest posts are closed. Remaining options are sponsored posts and advertising (paid, prices not stated) and applying as a 'CBNation Expert' (cost not stated). | You applyUS |
| GoSolo (now Collabs.io Mag)gosolo.subkit.com now redirects to Collabs.io Mag ('Stories of Entrepreneurship', 'Brand Architects' series), and subkit.com redirects to collabs.io. No public form to submit your own interview was found. | Not statednot stated on site. | Not statedglobal |
| FailoryNow mainly a free weekly newsletter for founders. The interview archive is still online but its newest entry is dated December 7, 2023, and no way to submit a story was found. | Not statednot stated on site (no submission route found). | Not statedglobal |