B
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79%
79% -- share of journalists prioritizing pitch relevance for media professionals (2026)
79% of surveyed media professionals focus primarily on whether a pitch aligns with their area of expertise.
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Value
79%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
1,800
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
Source
Cision
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Tier A
https://agcommtech.de/en/2026/06/29/2026-state-of-the-media-report/ ↗
Source Article
2026 State of the Media Report
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Cision
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Methodology
Cision survey of approximately 1,800 media professionals from 19 markets
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media professionals: 79% share of journalists prioritizing pitch relevance. Source: Cision (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/journalists-pitch-relevance-focus-2026
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