One of the core advantages of PitchResponse is that it monitors multiple journalist request sources simultaneously, aggregates the relevant opportunities into a single feed, and filters out spam and low-quality posts before they reach you. Instead of checking half a dozen platforms and email digests separately, you see everything in one place.
Here is an overview of every source PitchResponse currently monitors, along with a brief explanation of what each one is.
HARO (Help a Reporter Out) #
HARO is one of the original and most well-known journalist source request platforms. Founded in 2008, it grew to connect hundreds of thousands of sources with tens of thousands of journalists across every major beat and publication. After a period of rebranding and ownership changes, HARO was acquired by Featured.com in 2025 and relaunched in its original format: a free email digest sent multiple times daily, containing journalist requests broken down by category.
PitchResponse monitors the HARO email digest and surfaces relevant requests in your opportunities feed as soon as they are available.
Featured.com #
Featured.com is the platform that now owns and operates HARO, but it also runs its own separate marketplace for connecting journalists and publishers with expert sources. Where HARO operates as an email digest, Featured.com is a web-based platform where publishers post questions and experts submit responses directly. The two products surface different requests from different journalists and publishers, which is why PitchResponse treats them as separate sources.
Opportunities sourced from Featured.com are labeled accordingly in your feed so you can filter by source if needed.
SOS (Source of Sources) #
Source of Sources, commonly known as SOS, was created by Peter Shankman, the same person who originally founded HARO. After watching HARO change hands, Shankman launched SOS in 2024 as a return to the original format: a free, straightforward email digest of journalist requests with strict quality control. Journalists who send irrelevant or low-quality requests are removed from the platform, which helps maintain the signal-to-noise ratio that made early HARO so effective.
SOS is particularly notable for its high rate of dofollow backlinks relative to other platforms, making it a valuable source for SEO-focused users.
MentionMatch #
MentionMatch is a platform focused on connecting B2B writers and content creators with expert sources. It serves a somewhat narrower niche than HARO or SOS, with a particular emphasis on B2B and SaaS-related topics, making it a strong source of opportunities for businesses operating in those spaces.
PitchResponse monitors MentionMatch and surfaces relevant opportunities alongside those from other sources in your feed.
Twitter / X #
Many journalists post source requests directly on Twitter/X without going through any dedicated platform. These posts often use hashtags to make them discoverable, with #journorequest being the most widely used example. Because these requests are posted publicly and without intermediary curation, they can surface opportunities that never appear on HARO, SOS, or any other platform, including requests from journalists who do not use those services.
PitchResponse monitors a range of journalist request hashtags on Twitter/X and includes relevant posts in your opportunities feed. The breadth of hashtag monitoring means you are seeing opportunities that most other tools miss entirely.
Exclusive Opportunities from PitchResponse Journalists #
In addition to aggregating requests from external platforms, PitchResponse has its own community of journalists and publishers who post source requests directly through the platform. These are opportunities that exist exclusively on PitchResponse and cannot be found anywhere else.
Journalists who post on PitchResponse do so because they want to reach the specific pool of credible sources and subject matter experts that the platform attracts. For users, exclusive opportunities mean less competition than the same request would face if posted on a high-volume platform like HARO, which increases your chances of being selected.
Exclusive opportunities are labeled in your feed so you can identify and prioritize them.
Once you understand where opportunities come from, the next step is learning how to respond to them effectively. See 04. How to Respond to an Opportunity to get started.