Quick start guide (search + media lists)

A quick how-to for JournoFinder.

To find journalists who will be interested in your news, you can search via:

To use Article Search, type your search into the search bar (e.g. "elon trillionaire") and then select any filters you want (e.g. set the location to United States).

To use Google News Search, type your search into the search bar (e.g. "expensive air bnb").

Select a location filter and a time period before pressing 'Search'.

Your search will appear below and you can click on it to see the results - a list of articles with the corresponding journalist.

Next: Find out more about how to make a search, learn about searching for regional journalists, or if you're having trouble finding relevant articles take a look at our deep dive on searching effectively.

To add journalists to your media list from a search, check the tick box next to the article and press the 'Add To Media List' drop-down on the right-hand side of the screen.

You can add the journalists to an existing media list by clicking on one that already exists. You will need to search for it by typing the name into the search bar if you don't see it listed.

Or you can create a new media list by typing a new name into the search bar and pressing on the blue link to create it.

To export your media list, first navigate to it by clicking on the appropriate media list in the 'Add To Media List' drop-down, or by using the 'Media Lists' option in the menu bar.

Once you're in the media list, press 'Export Media List' on the right-hand side of the screen and you will get a CSV download.

Start a chat with us using the chat button at the bottom right-hand of the screen.

You can also request manual reviews and updates of the journalists regularly throughout the process:

You can read more about this in our 'requesting manual reviews' article.

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