# Help a Reporter Out (HARO) Blog > Help a Reporter Out (HARO) 32 posts. Every page is also available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or append `.md`. 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Admission is free with RSVP, and drinks are on us. Sixty people came to the first HARO Happy Hour… - [How to Advertise on HARO: A Step-by-Step Guide to HARO Ads](https://blog.helpareporter.com/how-to-advertise-on-haro-a-step-by-step-guide-to-haro-ads.md) (2026-09-30): HARO ads are text placements in HARO’s free journalist-request newsletter, sold self-serve at published rates to companies that want to reach PR professionals, publicists, marketers, founders, and subject matter experts. You can book a single edition or a month of placements, write the ad in your browser, and pay by card. HARO staff read every… - [7 Reasons Why Business Awards Are Important and How to Find the Right Ones](https://blog.helpareporter.com/7-reasons-why-business-awards-are-important-and-how-to-find-the-right-ones.md) (2026-09-14): Businesses should apply for awards because credible recognition can strengthen brand credibility, generate PR opportunities, support marketing and sales, differentiate a company from competitors, and provide independent validation of business achievements. But not all business awards are equal, and winning an award does not automatically make a company more successful. The value of recognition depends… - [We Ban a HARO Account Every 23 Minutes](https://blog.helpareporter.com/we-ban-a-haro-account-every-23-minutes.md) (2026-09-10): HARO is still worth using in 2026, but the platform is taking a more active approach to spam, low-quality submissions, and accounts that violate its guidelines. According to HARO CEO Brett Farmiloe, HARO bans an account every 23 minutes, using community reporting, automated signals, and internal review to identify problematic activity. The goal is to… - [What 100M+ HARO Emails Tell Us About Getting Featured in the Media](https://blog.helpareporter.com/what-100m-haro-emails-tell-us-about-getting-featured-in-the-media.md) (2026-08-31): After analyzing more than 2 million pitches and 100 million emails sent through HARO (Help a Reporter Out) over the past year, HARO’s 2026 data shows that getting featured in the media depends on relevance, not volume. Human-written pitches are roughly three times more likely to get featured than AI-generated ones, 21% of all pitches… - [Which Publications Does AI Search Actually Cite? What 405 GEO Audits Reveal About Where to Pitch](https://blog.helpareporter.com/which-publications-does-ai-search-actually-cite-what-405-geo-audits-reveal-about-where-to-pitch.md) (2026-08-25): PR teams have traditionally used publication reputation, audience size and SEO authority to decide which outlets belong on a media list. Those signals still matter, but AI search introduces another question: Which publications is AI already using to answer questions about your industry? An analysis of 405 completed GEO audits conducted through Featured between June… - [30x More Creators Than Journalists: The Opportunity for PR Professionals](https://blog.helpareporter.com/30x-more-creators-than-journalists-the-opportunity-for-pr-professionals.md) (2026-08-19): There are six PR professionals for every working journalist, creating an increasingly crowded pitching environment where multiple brands, agencies, and communications teams may be competing for the attention of the same reporters. Traditional media relations have always involved competition for limited attention. But the media landscape is changing, and PR professionals now have access to… - [Why Your AI-Written Pitch Might Never Reach a Journalist](https://blog.helpareporter.com/why-your-ai-written-pitch-might-never-reach-a-journalist.md) (2026-08-13): About 21% of pitches submitted through HARO are flagged as fully AI-generated, and roughly a third of journalists have chosen not to receive them. Here’s what that means if you’re the one writing the pitch. Brett Farmiloe, founder and CEO of Featured, says about 21% of pitches submitted through HARO score as fully AI-generated, and… - [Why Media Monitoring Matters Even If You’re Not a PR Pro](https://blog.helpareporter.com/why-media-monitoring-matters-even-if-youre-not-a-pr-pro.md) (2026-08-12): If you’ve ever spent time trying to earn media coverage, you probably know the feeling: You finally land the mention, interview, link, podcast appearance, or feature you’ve been chasing—and then move on to the next thing. But what happens after the coverage goes live? For a small business owner, it might be a mention you… - [Journalist Request Platforms and SEO in 2026: What Actually Works Now](https://blog.helpareporter.com/journalist-request-platforms-and-seo.md) (2026-08-07): Featured founder and CEO Brett Farmiloe joined Majestic’s SEO in 2026 podcast to explain how journalist request platforms work, why “less is more” beats volume outreach, and what marketers should measure now that AI visibility has replaced rankings as the goal. Full conversation and transcript below. Journalist request platforms connect reporters on deadline with expert… - [What is PR in 2026?](https://blog.helpareporter.com/what-is-pr.md) (2026-07-17): Devon Blaine has been doing PR for 51 years. In that time, change has always been a constant. Changes in how and where people want to be featured. Changes in technology and communications. The thing that hasn’t changed? “PR has always been about delivering a timely and honest message in an interesting way,” said Blaine.… - [Best PR Tool for Startups in 2026](https://blog.helpareporter.com/best-pr-tool-for-startups.md) (2026-06-17): For most startups, PR has always been one of those things that feels important but hard to operationalize. Founders know they need visibility. They know earned media can drive credibility, inbound leads, and investor attention. But in practice, PR often gets pushed aside because it feels slow, expensive, and unpredictable. That’s starting to change. In… - [Connectively is Back, and HARO Isn’t Going Anywhere](https://blog.helpareporter.com/connectively-is-back-and-haro-isnt-going-anywhere.md) (2026-05-26): If you’ve been following along on the HARO journey, you know we don’t take this community lightly. When Featured acquired HARO a year ago, we made a promise: bring it back and make it better than before. That promise stands. So when we say we’re bringing back Connectively, we want to be upfront about what… - [AI in PR: How PR Professionals are actually using AI](https://blog.helpareporter.com/ai-in-pr.md) (2026-02-16): How are PR professionals actually using AI in their daily work? To explore how AI is being used in PR, we issued a HARO query seeking firsthand perspectives from practitioners across the industry. More than 64 professionals responded, ranging from solo consultants to established, award-winning agencies, many with careers spanning two to three decades. What… - [HARO Launches Journalist Profiles to Add Verification, and Help Reporters Out](https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-journalist-profiles.md) (2026-01-12): New profiles help journalists showcase their work, diversify income streams, and bring more transparency to HARO’s daily queries. Help a Reporter Out (HARO), the iconic platform that connects journalists with expert sources, today announced the launch of HARO Journalist Profiles – a new, free tool designed to help reporters display their work, attract assignments, and… - [HARO Submission Guidelines & Requirements](https://blog.helpareporter.com/submission-guidelines-requirements.md) (2025-11-26): HARO allows journalists, content creators, and qualified media outlets to submit source requests provided they meet the following guidelines: 1. Credible Media Outlet 2. Transparent and Relevant Queries 3. Restrictions and Prohibited Use Guidelines Subject to Change These guidelines are intended to help maintain quality, clarity, and alignment with the platform’s standards. However, they are… - [Help a Reporter Out (HARO) Partners with the Podcast Professionals Association to Connect Podcast Creators with Expert Guests](https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-partners-podcast-professionals-association.md) (2025-09-17): Help a Reporter Out (HARO), the leading platform connecting journalists with expert sources, is proud to announce a new partnership with the Podcast Professionals Association (PPA) to support podcast service professionals streamline the process of identifying and sourcing high-quality guest experts for the shows they produce and manage.” Through this collaboration, members of the PPA—including… - [HARO Partners with Outdoor Writers Association of America to Support Outdoor Journalists](https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-partners-with-outdoor-writers-association-of-america-to-support-outdoor-journalists.md) (2025-09-17): September 17, 2025 — HARO (Help a Reporter Out) today announced its partnership with the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), the nation’s largest organization of professional outdoor journalists. Recognized as “The Voice of the Outdoors,” OWAA represents writers, photographers, videographers, broadcasters, digital storytellers, and artists dedicated to covering outdoor experiences and conservation. Since its… - [HARO Partners with South Asian Journalists Association to Expand Access to Expert Sources](https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-partners-with-south-asian-journalists-association-to-expand-access-to-expert-sources.md) (2025-09-17): September 15, 2025 – HARO (Help a Reporter Out) announced its partnership with the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA), a nonprofit dedicated to fostering community, professional growth, and nuanced coverage of the South Asian diaspora. Through this collaboration, SAJA’s members will gain streamlined access to HARO’s vast network of expert sources, making it easier than… - [7 HARO Pitch Tips From Sources](https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-pitch-tips.md) (2025-08-08): Millions of sources have used Help a Reporter Out (HARO) to get a daily email – sent three times a day – with journalist queries they can respond to. Sourcing for stories is a constant challenge for journalists, and HARO helps by delivering their queries directly to potential sources. If you can offer relevant expertise… - [HARO Now Detects AI-Generated Responses](https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-now-detects-ai-generated-responses.md) (2025-07-08): We know how important it is to trust the sources you quote. That’s why HARO has partnered with Pangram, an industry-leading AI detection tool built by researchers from Stanford, Tesla, and Google. This partnership gives you more control and confidence when reviewing pitches. Starting now, you can: Want to see it in action? Submit a query… - [New Quick Response Feature for HARO Journalists](https://blog.helpareporter.com/quick-response-feature-for-journalists.md) (2025-07-01): Journalists who put out a HARO query can receive a high quantity of submissions from sources, making it difficult to reply to everyone who submitted. That’s why Help a Reporter Out just launched a new “quick response” feature to make replying to sources faster and easier. From the Journalist Dashboard, journalists can now respond to… - [HARO Journalist Dashboard: View & Manage Queries](https://blog.helpareporter.com/haro-journalist-dashboard-view-manage-queries.md) (2025-06-23): Help a Reporter Out has launched a new Journalist Dashboard to help you easily track and manage your HARO queries in one place. If you’ve submitted a query recently, you can view it — along with all responses — at helpareporter.com/view-queries. Journalists are able to do the following on their Journalist Dashboard: If you haven’t submitted… - [Find Podcast Guests For Your Podcast with HARO](https://blog.helpareporter.com/find-podcast-guests-for-your-podcast-with-haro.md) (2025-06-16): Help a Reporter Out now has a Podcasts category! If you’re a podcast host or podcast producer looking to book guests for your show, you can now submit a query on HARO and connect with relevant sources. Here’s how HARO works for podcasts: Alternatively, if you’re a source looking to be featured on a podcast,… - [New: Pitch Feedback Tool for Journalists](https://blog.helpareporter.com/new-pitch-feedback-tool-for-journalists.md) (2025-06-03): Quality control, made simple. After reading a pitch, you’ll now see the question: “Was this pitch responsive to your request?” Yes or No? Every “No” triggers a manual review by our team. If a source consistently misses the mark, they’ll receive feedback — or be quarantined or banned, if necessary. This helps keep your inbox… - [Update: HARO is Back to 3 Emails Per Day](https://blog.helpareporter.com/3-emails-per-day.md) (2025-05-15): We’re back to full speed. Thanks to continued growth and demand, HARO is now sending three emails per day — just like the original cadence you know and love. Expect a Morning, Afternoon, and Evening edition, so you never miss a great opportunity. More queries, better timing, faster connections. We’re just getting started. Sign up… - [New: “Mute Query” Button for Journalists](https://blog.helpareporter.com/mute-query.md) (2025-05-13): Tired of pitches still rolling in after your query is already filled? We get it. Help a Reporter Out now has a “Mute Query” button, so that you can now mute incoming pitches the moment your needs are met. Just click the button, and we’ll stop sending responses your way — sparing your inbox from… - [Update: Hundreds of Spammy Accounts Banned from HARO, Forever](https://blog.helpareporter.com/update-hundreds-of-spammy-accounts-banned-from-haro-forever.md) (2025-05-06): We’re keeping HARO clean. Thanks to a combination of community flagging from journalists and our new spam detection technology, we’ve permanently removed hundreds of spammy accounts from HARO. Forever. Fewer bad actors means a better experience for everyone — more relevant pitches for journalists, and a more trustworthy platform for sources. More signal, less noise.—… - [Masked Emails for Journalists](https://blog.helpareporter.com/masked-emails-for-journalists.md) (2025-04-29): We’ve added an extra layer of protection for your inbox. Now, when you submit a query, your real email address is hidden from the HARO list. Instead, we use a masked email that routes pitches to you securely — preventing your address from being scraped or added to unwanted pitch lists. This update also helps… - [Update: We’ve Scaled to 2 Emails Per Day](https://blog.helpareporter.com/update-weve-scaled-to-2-emails-per-day.md) (2025-04-29): You asked, we delivered. Due to growing journalist demand, we’ve scaled HARO to send two emails per day — helping you connect with the right sources faster. In just the first week of HARO being back, nearly 750 source requests were submitted through the new cadence — and that number’s only growing. More opportunities, delivered… [Older posts](https://blog.helpareporter.com/page/2.md)