To sign up as a client on journalist.net, click the Register button at the top of the page and verify your email address. You’ll also be asked for the name of your organisation. As soon as your email is confirmed, your account is activated on our free tier. You can immediately search our database of verified journalists, explore profiles and recent coverage, send messages and use our media monitoring tools to track stories across tens of thousands of publications worldwide. If you register using a company email address, our automated checks can help confirm your connection to a recognized media organisation. We combine these checks with manual review to prevent spam and fraudulent accounts, helping maintain a safe, trusted environment for both clients and journalists. Personal contact information is never shared and is used only to protect account integrity.

Anyone can begin creating a profile on journalist.net, but only verified professionals are allowed to appear on the platform. Every applicant is reviewed by our in-house verification team, made up of experienced journalists. As part of the process, applicants are asked to submit examples of their published work, which allow us to assess their editorial experience, background, and areas of expertise in journalism or related media fields. Profiles only go live once this review is complete and the applicant is confirmed as a genuine professional. This manual, human-led verification process helps maintain a high standard of quality and reliability across the platform. journalist.net is a London-based organisation created by journalists, for journalists. We take privacy, security, and professional integrity extremely seriously. Personal contact information is never disclosed or sold, and details are only shared when both sides explicitly choose to do so. Journalists always remain in control of their presence on the platform. Accounts can be hidden or reactivated at any time, giving journalists full control over their visibility and availability, without affecting their verification status. Together, these principles ensure that clients can trust the journalists they engage with on journalist.net, while journalists can participate confidently knowing their data, reputation, and autonomy are protected.

Journalist.net offers a free tier and a paid Pro subscription, depending on how you want to use the platform. You can create a free account to explore the platform, search our database of verified journalists, and preview profiles and recent coverage. The Pro plan costs $99 per month and unlocks full access to journalist.net, including unlimited messaging with journalists, the ability to securely share contact details when both sides choose to do so, and full access to our Media Monitoring tools across tens of thousands of publications worldwide. Subscriptions are billed monthly, with no long-term commitment, and can be cancelled at any time from your account settings.

Founded in 2015, journalist.net has built a strong reputation for quality, trust, and reliability in connecting organisations with verified journalists around the world. Every journalist on the platform is manually vetted by our in-house verification team to ensure they are genuine, experienced professionals working in journalism or related media fields. Today, journalist.net is home to more than 11,000 verified journalists across 180+ countries, making it the largest signed-up network of professional journalists globally. We are a London-based company and operate to high standards of privacy and security. journalist.net complies with UK GDPR and relevant international data protection regulations, and we take a privacy-first approach to platform design. Personal information is protected at all times and never shared without consent. Our combination of human verification, secure infrastructure, and deep industry experience has earned the trust of leading news organizations, broadcasters, NGOs, and communications teams worldwide. The result is a platform that professionals can rely on—whether they are sourcing expert voices, tracking media coverage, or building long-term relationships with journalists.

Journalist.net is used by a broad range of organisations and creators who need trusted access to journalists, media insight, and global coverage. Our clients include major international broadcasters, radio networks, publishers, and digital newsrooms, as well as podcasts, YouTube channels, and independent creator-journalists producing original reporting, interviews, and documentary content. These teams use journalist.net to find credible voices, contributors, and on-the-ground expertise worldwide. Beyond traditional media, journalist.net is widely used by investment banks, corporates, and research-driven organisations that rely on media monitoring to track narratives, assess risk, support due diligence, and inform decision-making. Many professional services firms and market intelligence teams use the platform primarily for research and insight rather than commissioning work. We are also used by PR and communications teams to understand coverage, identify relevant journalists, and manage outreach responsibly, as well as by content marketers tracking industry trends and editorial conversations. journalist.net also supports NGOs, academic institutions, film and production companies, and technology firms that need credible, local journalistic insight. Across all these use cases, the common thread is trust: access to verified professionals, reliable media intelligence, and a platform built specifically for modern journalism.