A 2025 Update on What Platforms Journalist Are Posting Calls for Sources on These Days

We weighed in with our expertise + did some crowdsourcing on what platforms writers and journalists are using to share calls for sources

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• Where to meet new writers

• How to introduce yourself to a new writer

• The best ways to introduce a new client to a writer

• Things publicists do that make writers not want to work with them

• How it’s SUPER EASY to stand out when answering a call for sources if you just do a couple extra steps

• Should publicists be inviting writers to dinner, for drinks, hosting networking events? How lucrative are those invites?

• How to help your client actually end up in the article (Spoiler alert: Just because they did an interview with a journalist, doesn’t mean they are a shoe in to be included in the article)

• When to respond to calls for sources

• How to nurture relationships with writers- quick things you can do in 2 minutes or less that can make a BIG impact

• How to be a publicist deemed easy to work with

• What makes a writer want to open a pitch from a publicist or write back to it vs. just delete it

• And more

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Now onto this week’s newsletter. Where are the writers hanging out these days?

Keeping on topic for how to network with journalists, we did a bit of crowdsourcing to see which platforms people are using. We get asked this a lot so decided to do a bit of state of sourcing platform update. We’re offering our own experience with these platforms below and also including a few quotes we heard from others on how effective they are.

HARO

This was part of Connectivity and is no longer available.

Source of Sources (SOS) aka The NEW HARO:

Link to check it out: https://sourceofsources.com/

If you're not yet on SOS, it’s time to jump in. This platform is quickly becoming the new go-to for writers. It works similarly to HARO, allowing journalists to submit a form about what they’re sourcing for, and publicists receive calls for sources via a direct email newsletter that lands in their inboxes. Writers like how effective it is in getting the right sources and connecting with experts for their stories. We’ve been using it ourselves for sourcing, and it’s definitely worth checking out.

P.S. Still haring about people who are bummed HARO is gone. If you haven’t moved over to SOS, get going!

What others have said:

• “I honestly wish there were more people using it. It’s so easy just like the old HARO.”

• “The OG reincarnated. Have had success connecting with reporters so far. Wish there were more opps each day.”

FEATURED

Link to try: https://featured.com/

We heard about this one recently and from some discussions that we’ve had, it sounds like…

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