Help a Reporter Out (HARO) is officially making a return. The platform, which had quietly shut down, now has a new landing page live at helpareporter.com. They are asking users to sign up with their email to get updates, with the first new emails scheduled to start going out on April 22, 2025.
For those who remember the early days of HARO, it was one of the best tools available for journalists looking for sources and for businesses hoping to get valuable media coverage. It created real opportunities for exposure without the need for expensive PR campaigns. Over time, though, the quality slipped. More and more responses turned into spam, self-promotion, or off-topic answers. By the time HARO officially shut down, a lot of users had already found other options and barely noticed it had disappeared.
Now, HARO has a fresh opportunity to turn things around. With a new rollout and renewed interest, there is hope that the platform can return to being a serious tool for connecting reporters and sources. If they can focus on quality again and cut out the noise, HARO could once again be a real asset to business owners, marketers, and agencies looking to build authority.
We are cautiously optimistic about what the relaunch could mean. A fresh start might be exactly what HARO needed after years of frustration for longtime users.
If you are looking for other ways to get media placements in the meantime, check out our article on the best HARO alternatives. There are several solid options that filled the gap when HARO fell behind, and many of them are still worth using today.
We will be keeping a close eye on the relaunch and will update as soon as there is more to report.
