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Find journalists already covering your topic.

What it does

Compiles journalist contacts from Twitter/X with publication affiliations and recent coverage to support press outreach.

When to use it

Use when looking for journalists covering a topic, reporters at particular publications, or media contacts for a press pitch.

How to use it

Give it a topic and journalist type; it clarifies targeting preferences and returns a press contact list.

What you provide

  • a beat or topic
  • staff writers, freelancers, or both

Uses

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What you need · 2

The recommended workflow uses Node.js to run the bundled actor runner.

Requires an Apify token in the environment; the runner also accepts it from a .env file as an alternative.


Access · 3

This skill

Apify

Write

Sends scraper inputs to Apify

Twitter/X

Read

Reads tweets and journalist profiles