Help a Reporter Out (HARO) was an online service for journalists to obtain feedback from the public.
It enabled journalists to connect with experts in issues relevant to their reporting.
[1] It was founded as a Facebook group in 2008 by Peter Shankman and was later turned into a mailing list claiming over 800,000 sources and 55,000 journalists and bloggers.
[5] On November 8, 2024, Cision emailed users "that as of December 9, 2024, the Connectively platform – formerly known as HARO - will be permanently discontinued.
This decision has been made so that we can concentrate our efforts on enhancing our core offering, CisionOne, where we see significant opportunities to accelerate innovation and deliver more impactful tools for PR and communications professionals."