B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
6%
6% -- pitch response rate for Reporters covering breaking news (2026)
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Value
6%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Instant Press
Primary
Tier B
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Share of pitches reporters chasing breaking news answer
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Reporters covering breaking news: 6% pitch response rate. Source: Instant Press (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/reporter-pitch-response-rate
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