About MediaDatabase

A clearer map of the media world.

MediaDatabase helps communicators discover relevant outlets, understand the newsroom, and reach the right professional contact with confidence.

Our mission

Build the Wikipedia of media contacts.

A shared, continuously improved source of professional media information—easy to search, transparent about freshness, and open to corrections from the people who know each newsroom best.

Why it exists

Media relations starts with relevance.

Finding an address is easy. Understanding whether an outlet, audience, and contact fit the story is the work that matters.

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Accuracy over volume

Profiles include context and freshness signals so members can make informed choices before reaching out.

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Built to improve

Outlets and community members can suggest additions and corrections as newsrooms, roles, and markets change.

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Responsible by design

Metered contact reveals support focused professional outreach and discourage indiscriminate harvesting.

A directory that stays useful

Living information, not a static spreadsheet.

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Discover

Search by publication, topic, or market to find outlets that match the work in front of you.

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Evaluate

Review outlet type, audience, location, website, and available newsroom details in one place.

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Improve

Flag outdated information, suggest a correction, or add a missing outlet to strengthen the directory for everyone.

Powered by PressPort

A strong data foundation.

MediaDatabase is built on media data maintained with PressPort. That foundation supports the outlet records, review work, and freshness information that make the public directory useful. MediaDatabase turns that work into a focused discovery experience for communicators and teams.

The result is a directory designed to get better over time: professional data supported by review, community input, and a clear path for corrections.

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