You’re viewing the SOURCE PAGE. If you’re a journalist, sign up here. Welcome to HERO! Help Every Reporter Out was designed to make it easier for journalists to find the sources they need, and for sources to get the publicity they might be seeking. You’re currently viewing the SOURCE page. If you’re a JOURNALIST, sign up here.

Up to three times a day, you’ll get an email with queries by journalists from various media outlets. If a journalist is asking something about which you’re knowledgeable, simply reply directly to the source. It’s that easy.

Here’s the rub, though: ONLY REPLY IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE TO ADD. Those who remember me in a past life know that if you pitch a reporter off topic even once, and it gets back to me, you’re gone. No exceptions, no appeals.

I built this list many, many years ago under a different name, and it blew up to something really big. I think now, however, it’s time to do it again. A lot of my reporter and source friends have been calling me and asking me if I’d consider building my list again, so maybe now is the time.

So a few things about this list: First off, yes, it’s free. It takes me a few minutes each day to do this, and the good Karma is immeasurable. So I’m not charging. If you really feel like sending me a donation or something, why not just send a few bucks to an animal hospital or animal rescue society somewhere. Some good places are Best Friends Animal Society, or The NYC Mayor’s Alliance for Animals. That’ll keep the good Karma flowing.

Once more: This is really the only thing I ask: By joining this list, just promise me and yourself that you’ll ask yourself before you send a response: Is this response really on target? Is this response really going to help the journalist, or is this just a BS way for me to get me in front of the reporter? If you have to think for more than three seconds, chances are, you shouldn’t send the response.

That’s it. No other rules. Sometimes the journalists will request anonymity, in which case, you’ll email me directly, and I’ll forward. Otherwise, I’ll include journalist contact info at the bottom of each query.

And hey, if you’re a JOURNALIST looking for sources, use this form to send me your query, and I’ll post it to the list. If you want to learn a little bit more about the guy behind all this, feel free to follow me on Instagram or Threads, the former where I post photos of myself, my dog, my daughter, and my skydiving, and the latter where I usually post dad jokes. That’s it! Thanks for being here, and thanks for using Help Every Reporter out! Have a great day!