73% of Journalist Records Include a Direct Phone Number. Almost Nobody Calls It.

73% of Journalist Records Include a Direct Phone Number. Almost Nobody Calls It.

Media List data shows nearly three-quarters of newsroom contacts list a direct phone line, an outreach channel with almost no competition because PR practice has abandoned it. UNITED STATES –

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One in Three Media Contacts Found Online Cannot Be Verified as Deliverable, Analysis Finds

Media List verification data shows roughly a third of publicly gathered journalist contacts fail deliverability checks, wasting pitches and burning sender reputation. UNITED STATES – August 25, 2026 – Roughly one

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Inside a 41,000-Contact Media Database: Editors and Reporters Each Make Up a Third of Working Newsrooms

Media List’s analysis of its 41,373-record journalist database maps U.S. newsroom composition: 31.8% editors, 31.5% reporters, 23.5% broadcast producers, and 73% of records include a direct phone number. UNITED STATES

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Tuesday Is the Most Crowded Day for Press Releases; Under 4% Go Out on Weekends, Study Finds

PR Gun’s timing analysis of 2026 press releases shows a Tuesday peak (22.5%), a Monday-through-Thursday pileup, a lunchtime send spike, and a nearly empty weekend. UNITED STATES – August 25,

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One in Four Press Releases Opens With the Same Stock Phrases, and 18.6% Call Something “Innovative”

PR Gun analysis finds 26.5% of releases open with “proud to,” “pleased to,” or “excited to announce” constructions, and nearly one in five leans on the word “innovative.” UNITED STATES

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The 851-Word Problem: Press Releases Run Twice as Long as Journalists Read, Study Finds

The average press release now runs 851 words, roughly double the 400-500 words working journalists say they will read, PR Gun analysis of 138,901 releases shows. UNITED STATES – August

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More Than Half of Press Releases Omit a Media Phone Number, Study of 138,901 Releases Finds

55.5% of press releases analyzed by PR Gun contain no phone number a reporter could call, closing the fastest channel for deadline verification. UNITED STATES – August 25, 2026 – More

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One in Four Press Releases Ships Without a Boilerplate, Five-Year Study Finds

PR Gun’s analysis of 138,901 press releases finds 24.9% omit the About paragraph reporters use to verify who a company is. UNITED STATES – August 25, 2026 – One in four

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New Study of 138,901 Press Releases Finds 90% of Headlines Are Too Long for Google

A five-year analysis of 138,901 press releases by PR Gun finds the average headline runs 96 characters, while search engines display roughly 60, meaning nine in ten releases lose part

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Longtime Warwick Resident Julio Batres Highlights Local, Education-First Alternative for Homeowners Considering a Sale

Liberty Cash Home Buyers, Warwick, RI Liberty Cash Home Buyers brings 10 years of real estate experience and more than 60 completed transactions to homeowners seeking an as-is alternative to

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