Help a Reporter Out (HARO)
Brett Farmiloe, CEOhelpareporter.com
Help a Reporter Out (HARO) connects journalists with expert sources through a three-times-a-day email of journalist requests. Featured acquired HARO from Cision in April 2025 and revived it as a free service for journalists and sources, supported by newsletter ads.
Facts
- Founded in 2008; rebranded to Connectively by Cision in 2024 and announced for discontinuation in December 2024.
- Acquired by Featured.com from Cision on April 15, 2025; relaunched April 22, 2025.
- Free for journalists and sources, and 100% supported by newsletter ads.
- Has sent more than 100 million emails since Featured revived it.
- Pitches are screened for fully AI-generated content; journalists can opt out of AI-generated responses.
Podcasts that discuss Help a Reporter Out (HARO)
- How to Get Subject Matter Experts Into the MediaIN CLEAR FOCUS
- 35% of Journalists Opt Out of AI PitchesComms Confidential
- Why Your AI-Written Pitch Might Never Reach a JournalistLet's Talk PR & More
- Why Are Journalist Request Platforms So Important for SEO?Majestic's SEO in 2026
- AI Is the New Front Page | Brett Farmiloe on In RealityIn Reality
- Inside the HARO Acquisition and the Launch of FeaturedThe Brandinc PR Podcast
- Eight Revenue Streams For JournalistsUnder Embargo
- AI in PR: The Strategic EdgePureLogics Pulse
- Media Mentions Help With Model MentionsOn Top of PR
- AI Has Set a New Quality Threshold for Pitchescogcast
- Get Quoted by a Human, Found by MachinesHuman-First AI Marketing Podcast
- The AI PR Hack: Match Stories to JournalistsThe Edward Show
- Earned Media in the Agent EraThe AI SEO Insighter
- Human in the Loop, on Everything: AI and PRBuild a Better Agency
- DIY PR Pitching to US Media With HAROHack Your Own PR
- How HARO Helps You Stand OutThe Real Connect
- Founder to Founder on HabitStackHabitStack
- 21% of HARO Pitches Are AI-GeneratedInside the Media Minds
- The Two PR Tools You Need | Brett Farmiloe on Visibility EraVisibility Era
- How To Get Free Press Coverage in an AI WorldBrand Rescue
- Sourcing Experts Is an Infinite ProblemRight About Now
- Navigating HARO's Relaunch | Brett Farmiloe on PRessing OnPRessing On
- 42 Answers Per Query: How Featured and HARO WorkPublic Relations Review
- Your New Customer Is AIPR Yourself
- 70% of HARO's Audience Is in the US, 15% in the UKThe Digital PR Podcast
- HARO Reloaded: How to Pitch Like It's 2025Stories and Strategies
- PR Hacks for Small Business OwnersMarketer of the Day
- HARO for Australian EntrepreneursMedia Magnet
- Featured Acquires HARO: Domain Name Wire Podcast #539Domain Name Wire
- The New Frontier of PR and JournalismBeyond the Edge
- Pursuing Your Passion to Build a ProfileThat's Audacious
- Why the Golden Era of Digital PR Is Just BeginningMarket Movers with Linkifi
- HARO Is Back: The Guy Who Revived ItThe Edward Show
- HARO Is Back: First Interview With the New OwnerThe BuzzStream Podcast
- Get Featured With AI, SEO and Digital PRThe Long Game
- Digital PR Hacks That Boost SEOThe Agency Insider Show
- Redefining Digital PR | Brett Farmiloe on Marketing QuacksMarketing Quacks
- The Power of Earned Media | Brett Farmiloe on What The Frac?What The Frac?
- Upgrading to Featured.com: Why Terkel Rebranded | DNW #447Domain Name Wire
Research and press
- Journalists Hate AI-Generated PR: Pangram's Case Study on a Year of AI Detection Across Featured, HARO and ConnectivelyMedia mention
- Featured Workflow Usage Report — September 2026Research
- Featured Launches Find Awards To Search 4,596 Business Awards, Rankings And Best-Of Lists Across 43 IndustriesPress release
- Inngest Profiles How Featured Runs Three Media Brands With A Team Of SevenMedia mention
- Featured's Users Make 100,000 Media Pitches a Month, Running on VercelMedia mention
- Featured Launches GEO Audit to Show Brands Which Publications AI Search Engines Cite and Which Ones to PitchPress release
- Featured Launches Find Creators Search With 380 Million Creators Across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTubePress release
- One in Three Journalists Now Filter Out AI-Written Pitches, Says Featured CEO Brett FarmiloePress release
- AI Has Made Media Pitching Noisier and Less Effective, Says Featured CEO Brett FarmiloePress release
- Featured.com Acquires Help A Reporter Out (HARO) from CisionPress release
- HARO Statistics (2026)Research