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Help A Reporter Out - connecting journalists with expert sources
As of 30 August 2026, HARO is free to use. HARO is a free, online service that connects journalists seeking expert sources with PR professionals and subject matter experts. Softwr lists it under News. HARO is made by HARO (Peter Shankman Inc), launched in 2008, available on Web.
Overview
What HARO does
HARO is a free, online service that connects journalists seeking expert sources with PR professionals and subject matter experts. It's essential for journalists looking to find quotes and experts for stories.
What people use it for
- Finding expert sources
- Press coverage
- Expert positioning
- Media relations
Related searches
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about HARO.
- HARO was rebranded and phased out by Cision in favor of Connectively (www.connectively.us) starting early 2024, per the vendor's own helpareporter.com notice (Internet Archive capture, 2023)
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Pricing
What HARO costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Daily email alerts
- Query submissions
- Source directory
- Response tracking
Pro
$19.99 /mo
- Advanced features
- Priority support
- Analytics
- Custom alerts
Capabilities
Features
Daily journalist queries
Source submissions
Query archives
Response tracking
Source directory
Email matching
Profile management
Email
Integration with Email
RSS feeds
Integration with RSS feeds
Web support
Available on web
Email support
Available on email
Behind it
Who makes HARO
- Company
- HARO (Peter Shankman Inc)
- Based in
- New York, NY
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Where to go from HARO
- HARO alternativesEvery product people weigh against it
- HARO pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
- HARO badgesWhich rules it meets, and the figure behind each
- All News softwareThe full category
- Best News softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
Best News software for
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- Artifact
- Brightspot
- Business Wire
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- Feedbin
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