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Best media databases in 2026

Eight tools for finding journalists by beat and outlet. Each line says what the database holds and what it costs. Facts and prices are from each company's own site on 24 September 2026. JournalistLabs is our site.

1. JournalistLabs: free counts of journalists by beat, outlet and country (127,602 journalist rows at 8,800 outlets in the September 2026 count), and lists of the journalists on each beat with name, title and outlet. No login. It publishes no contact details, so it is for research and list planning, not for sending pitches.
2. Muck Rack (muckrack.com): Journalist search with media lists, pitching and monitoring in one tool. Plans are Starter, Standard and Premier; prices are not published. Price: Not published.
3. Cision (cision.com): CisionOne lists over 500,000 media profiles in 225 countries and territories. Pricing comes through a request form. Price: Not published.
4. Meltwater (meltwater.com): Media relations is one module of a monitoring and social listening platform. Prices are quoted per customer. Price: Not published.
5. Semrush AI PR Toolkit (formerly Prowly) (semrush.com): Prowly now runs as Semrush's AI PR Toolkit: a media database with pitching, from $149 per month. Price: $149, $279 or $499 per month.
6. BuzzStream ListIQ (buzzstream.com): A media list builder priced in monthly credits, from $24 per month for 500 standard credits. Price: $24, $99, $199 or $399 per month.
7. Roxhill (roxhillmedia.com): A media database with journalist bios, social feeds and pitching preferences. Prices by custom quote. Price: Not published.
8. Agility PR Solutions (agilitypr.com): Media database, monitoring and newswire from one vendor. The plans page publishes no prices. Price: Not published.

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