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Newsjacking Workflow

Set a topic and language filters once. On each run, Featured clusters coverage from thousands of outlets, applies breakout gates so you only see stories with real momentum, and delivers a digest with trend cards plus matching journalist requests, journalists, and podcasts. Default schedule is daily; choose every 15 or 30 minutes or an hourly window when news moves faster. Open chat from any card to draft a pitch — nothing sends on your behalf.

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Digest per run · topic + locale filters · daily default or faster cadence

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Ways PR pros run Newsjacking

Breaking story clusters in your niche, plus journalist and podcast matches while the news is hot. Tap a setup and Featured's chat will configure it with you — edit anything first.

  • Cybersecurity

    Every 15 minutes

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for cybersecurity breaches affecting healthcare, English only, every 15 minutes to my email.”

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  • Fintech

    Ride funding news

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for fintech funding rounds and regulatory changes in the US and UK, digest by email on a daily schedule.”

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  • Climate

    Track policy spikes

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for climate policy and clean energy breakthroughs, excluding sports themes, daily at 8am Eastern by email.”

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  • B2B SaaS

    Own the narrative

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for enterprise AI adoption and data privacy stories, English, daily to Slack #pr-trends.”

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  • Consumer

    Catch product cycles

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for sustainable consumer brands and retail partnerships in North America, daily email.”

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  • Agencies

    One topic per client

    “Set up separate newsjacking workflows for my three clients — legal tech, wellness, and edtech — each with its own topic and daily email digest.”

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  • Quiet days

    Still know the landscape

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for semiconductor supply chain news — include quiet-day emails when nothing breaks out.”

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  • Healthcare

    Pitch on policy days

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for FDA approvals and digital health policy, US and Canada only, daily at 7am Eastern.”

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  • Opportunities

    Journalists while hot

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for autonomous vehicles and safety investigations with journalist and podcast matches in every digest.”

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  • Europe

    Locale-specific clusters

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for EU digital markets regulation in English and German, countries DE FR NL, daily email.”

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  • Chat pitch

    Draft from the digest

    “Set up a newsjacking workflow for remote work and return-to-office debates — I want chat deeplinks to draft pitches from each trend card.”

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  • Start simple

    One topic, daily email

    “Set up a basic newsjacking workflow for my company's industry topic with English results and a daily 8am email digest.”

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What it matches

A topic query in plain language plus optional language, country, and theme filters — the same string drives cluster search and opportunity matching.

When it looks

Daily at 8:00 AM by default, or every 15 / 30 minutes, hourly window, weekly, monthly, or every N days — time and timezone you choose in the wizard.

Where results go

Email is the primary digest channel; Slack delivery uses the same workflow delivery settings where configured.

How Workflows work

Tell Featured what to monitor, when to look, and where to send results.

  1. 01

    Set your topic and filters

    Describe the news niche in plain language, pick languages, and optionally limit countries or exclude noisy themes. One topic query drives cluster discovery and matching.

  2. 02

    Breakout scan each run

    Every scheduled run clusters coverage, applies breakout gates so multi-outlet momentum rises to the top, and scores relevance to your topic before anything reaches your inbox.

  3. 03

    Digest, then pitch in chat

    Trend cards land with journalist requests, writers, and podcasts attached. Open Featured chat from any card to draft a pitch — you review and send from your own inbox.

Why Newsjacking through Featured

Trend monitoring only matters when you can act before the cycle moves on.

  • Signal

    Breakout, not noise

    Clusters must clear numeric breakout gates across outlets so your digest highlights stories with real momentum — not every mention of a keyword.

  • Action

    Opportunities attached

    Each trend ships with journalist requests, journalists, and podcasts matched while the story is still hot — three legs per run, capped for focus.

  • Speed

    Built for the news cycle

    Daily by default, with every 15 or 30 minutes or an hourly window when you need faster signal — plus quiet-day transparency and chat deeplinks to draft pitches, without auto-sending anything on your behalf.

Want source requests too?

The Journalist Requests workflow adds HARO, Connectively, Substack, and X — matched to your beats on the same schedule options.

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About Featured

  • Daily default

    cluster scan — or every 15 / 30 minutes on Newsjacking

  • 3 legs

    opportunity types per breakout trend

  • Chat

    pitch drafting from any digest card

Same features. Only usage scales.

Newsjacking workflow — frequently asked questions

What is newsjacking?+−

Newsjacking is the PR practice of tying your expertise to a breaking story while journalists and audiences are still paying attention. This workflow watches clustered coverage in your niche, surfaces breakout trends, and pairs each story with people you can pitch — without sending on your behalf.

How does breakout detection work?+−

Each run clusters articles from NewsCatcher, then applies numeric gates so only stories with multi-outlet momentum and relevance to your topic reach the digest. Quiet days still send a short note when nothing clears the bar.

Is this hourly or daily?+−

New workflows default to <strong>daily</strong> at 8:00 AM in your timezone. Newsjacking also supports <strong>every 15 or 30 minutes</strong> for breaking stories and an <strong>hourly window</strong> (runs every N hours inside hours you choose — not the same as minute-by-minute monitoring). Each run sends one digest either way; faster schedules mean more runs and higher usage. Weekly, monthly, and every-N-days options are available too.

How is this different from Monitor HARO or Journalist Requests?+−

Monitor HARO watches HARO editions only. Journalist Requests monitors source-request feeds across platforms. Newsjacking starts from <em>trend clusters</em> in your topic, then attaches journalist requests, journalists, and podcasts as opportunity legs — built for riding the news cycle, not inbox triage alone.

Does the email send pitches for me?+−

No. Digests link into Featured chat so you can draft a pitch in your voice. You send from your connected inbox when you are ready — the same human-in-the-loop model as every other workflow.

Do I need a paid plan?+−

Workflows are available on every plan, including Free. Runs consume usage like other templates; external news search spend is metered like other paid API calls. Upgrade when you want higher caps.

Which languages and countries are supported?+−

Pick ISO 639-1 languages in the wizard (English by default). Optionally limit to ISO country codes or leave countries empty for worldwide coverage. Exclude themes when certain topics pollute your niche.

Explore more

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Ride the story while it matters.

Set your topic once and let Featured watch breakout clusters — with journalists, writers, and podcasts attached before the news cycle moves on.

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Example usage

Chat with Featured to explore 2–3 media opportunities per week and see how AI-powered PR works.

  • Featured Chat for discovering media opportunities
  • Daily pitching tools to reach journalists
  • Journalist request matching
  • Core workflows to speed up outreach
  • A gentle daily allowance to learn the platform
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Lite

For solo practitioners running focused PR.

$29Per month, billed annually at $348

Example usage

Monitor HARO and similar feeds, draft pitches in Featured Chat, and ship a steady weekly cadence without burning out.

  • 5× more AI usage than Free
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Workflows across your saved opportunities
  • Deeper AI chat for drafting and research
  • Higher limits for active weekly pitching
Pro+

For agencies and teams at maximum throughput.

$239Per month, billed annually at $2,868
Pro · 5×Pro+ · 20×

Example usage

Run multiple brands in parallel, max out daily credits, and keep every workflow and journalist touchpoint in one place.

  • 20× more usage than Lite
  • Everything in Lite, plus:
  • Maximum daily allowance for credit-based actions
  • Built for teams that live in the product