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Rank reporters by
influence and
performance

Discover the most influential reporters across 8 advanced metrics: story breaker influence, originality, wire independence, depth vs breadth, syndication impact, early adopter score, consistency, and topic authority. Make data-driven decisions about who to pitch.

Comprehensive Rankings

Rank reporters across 8 advanced metrics with percentile rankings

Data-Driven Insights

Understand reporter performance with percentile rankings and detailed metrics

Find Top Performers

Identify reporters who break stories, have high originality, and drive syndication

Reporter Rankings

Comprehensive metrics and percentile rankings

Who Uses Rankings?

Perfect for PR professionals who need data-driven insights to identify top-performing reporters

PR Managers

Identify the most influential reporters in your industry using data-driven rankings.

Rank by story breaker influence
Find reporters with high originality
See percentile rankings for all metrics

Founders

Find reporters who break stories early and have high syndication impact for maximum reach.

Rank by early adopter score
Identify reporters with high syndication impact
Find consistent publishers for ongoing coverage

PR Agencies

Build data-driven media lists by ranking reporters across multiple metrics for different clients.

Compare reporters across all metrics
Filter by wire independence for original coverage
Identify depth vs breadth specialists

Media Relations Teams

Use percentile rankings to identify top performers and build strategic media relationships.

See where reporters rank in each metric
Identify top percentile performers
Make data-driven outreach decisions

Content Marketers

Find reporters with high consistency and depth in specific topics for ongoing partnerships.

Rank by depth vs breadth for specialists
Find consistent publishers for regular content
Identify reporters with high originality

Corporate Communications

Use comprehensive rankings to identify the most influential reporters for strategic media outreach.

Rank by story breaker influence
Find reporters with high wire independence
Build comprehensive media lists

The Perfect Use Case: Data-Driven Reporter Selection

Rankings help you make informed decisions about which reporters to pitch. Here's how it works:

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Choose Your Metric

Select from 8 advanced metrics: story breaker influence, originality, wire independence, depth vs breadth, syndication impact, early adopter, consistency, or topic authority.

2

View Rankings

See reporters ranked by your chosen metric with percentile rankings showing where they stand relative to all reporters.

3

Analyze Performance

Review detailed metrics for each reporter including scores, percentiles, and percentile ranks to understand their performance.

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Make Decisions

Use the rankings to identify top performers, build targeted media lists, and prioritize your outreach efforts.

💡 Why it works: Instead of guessing which reporters are most influential, rankings provide objective data. Percentile rankings show you exactly where each reporter stands, making it easy to identify top performers and make data-driven decisions about who to pitch.

Advanced Ranking Metrics

Eight comprehensive metrics to understand reporter performance

Story Breaker Influence

Measures how much other reporters follow this reporter's stories. Higher scores indicate more influential reporters.

  • Tracks who publishes first
  • Measures follower count
  • Shows percentile ranking

Originality

Measures how often this reporter breaks original stories vs. following others. Based on comparing how often they publish first on a topic versus how often they follow other reporters' stories.

  • Higher = mostly breaks original stories
  • Lower = mostly follows others
  • Shows independent reporting

Wire Independence

Measures how often this reporter breaks stories independently vs. using wire services (AP, Reuters, etc.). Based on analyzing whether their stories originate from their own reporting or from wire service content.

  • Higher = mostly independent reporting
  • Lower = mostly uses wire services
  • Shows original reporting vs. republishing

Depth vs Breadth

Measures specialization: deep focus on few topics vs. covering many topics. Based on analyzing all stories from the last 30 days to see how concentrated their coverage is across different topics and sections.

  • Higher = specialist (e.g., only AI)
  • Lower = generalist (many topics)
  • Shows expertise depth vs. breadth

Syndication Impact

Measures how often other outlets republish this reporter's stories. Based on tracking how many times other publications pick up and republish stories where this reporter was first, using break events from the last year.

  • Higher = stories get republished more often
  • Shows story value and reach
  • Indicates how valuable other outlets find their reporting

Early Adopter

Measures how often this reporter is among the first to cover emerging topics. Based on tracking how frequently they publish within the first 3 stories when new topic clusters emerge, using break events from the last year.

  • Higher = often first to cover new topics
  • Lower = typically covers topics after they've gained traction
  • Shows ability to spot newsworthy topics before they go mainstream

Consistency

Measures how regularly this reporter publishes stories over time. Based on analyzing the publishing frequency and timing patterns of all their stories from the last 30 days.

  • Higher = consistent publishing (e.g., multiple stories per week)
  • Lower = irregular patterns (many stories one month, none the next)
  • Shows how predictable and reliable their publishing schedule is

Topic Authority

Measures this reporter's expertise and influence within specific topic areas, based on their break frequency and impact in those domains.

  • Shows topic expertise
  • Based on break frequency
  • Higher = greater authority

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