Objective

Journalist Hunt is a searchable database designed to connect businesses with over 100,000 journalists, bloggers, and media contacts. It provides verified contact information, including names, email addresses, social media handles, and specific industry beats. The platform serves founders, marketers, and tech startups seeking to automate their public relations efforts by filtering contacts by niche, location, and media outlet. Users can build custom media lists and export them as CSV or XLSX files to facilitate targeted outreach and follow-ups.

Subjective

This tool appears to be the budget-friendly alternative for those with more surgical PR needs. At just $49/month, it is much more accessible than Press Hunt, but that lower entry fee comes with much stricter limitations and a smaller database is notably smaller. the Journalist Hunt database contains just "100,000+ journalists" whereas Press Hunt has "over 580,000 journalists, 200,000 podcasts, and nearly 300,000 influencers". Furthermore, Journalist Hunt has highly restrictive limits on the number of journalists you can export with it's $49 and $79 per month plans, only the $149 per month plan is unlimited. It’s a great tool for a founder on a tight budget who only needs a handful of highly targeted placements, but it lacks the "open-door" data philosophy that makes its more expensive counterpart a true power tool.

Contexts

• #found-on-product-hunt (See: Product Hunt)

• #media-relations-tool