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59%

59% -- share of responses within 240 minutes for journalists (Q2 2023)

Q2 2023  · n=485,000  · Propel Media

59% of journalist responses to pitches occur within 240 minutes of sending.

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59%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
Q2 2023
Entity
journalists
Sample Size
485,000
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Propel Media Primary Tier B
https://writingdetective.com/media-landscape-in-2024/ ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: Q2 2023 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Navigating the Evolving Media Landscape in 2024 - The Writing Detective
Earning media coverage has grown increasingly competitive in recent years between proliferating fake news, public distrust of mainstream outlets, and newsrooms shrinking due to layoffs and budget cuts. For brands looking to secure earned media wins in 2023, carefully optimizing pitching strategy acc…
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Propel Media Barometer analysis of over 485,000 pitches

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journalists: 59% share of responses within 240 minutes. Source: Propel Media (Q2 2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/responses-within-240-minutes-q2-2023
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