Sources reach you on your terms.
Tips, expert quotes, and PR pitches arrive in typed channels with the context you need, outlet, topic, audience, and deadline.
A journalist inbox on HMU API splits sources from PR. /press takes outlet, type, topic, date, and audience. /ask is for questions. Urgency flags and scoring push deadline-sensitive notes above generic pitches. The job: See the tip with a deadline before the pitch with a press release.
Your channels
Today vs HMU API
Today
PR pitches, expert tips, and reader mail all go to tips@With HMU API
/press separates by type, podcast, interview, keynote, with outlet and audience sizeToday
You miss a time-sensitive source because it looked like another PR blastWith HMU API
Urgency flags and AI scoring push deadline-sensitive messages to the topToday
A publicist writes 800 words and buries the embargo in paragraph sixWith HMU API
Required fields put outlet, topic, and date on the card. You decide from the header.Required fields by channel
/press Interviews, podcasts, briefings /ask Source questions and expert requests /pitch Story pitches that must include a one-liner /meet On-the-record or background calls How it works
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Sign up (free)
Get your own page at
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Share your link
Put it on your site, LinkedIn, bio, or business card
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Messages arrive sorted
AI scores priority, verifies senders, and routes to the right channel
Separate sources from PR
tips@ is where embargoes go to die next to a product launch blast. /press asks for outlet, type, topic, date, and audience. /ask is for questions. You see the deadline on the card, not in paragraph six of a 800-word pitch.
Make the publicist do the work
Required fields are the filter. A booker with a slot and a date will fill them. Spray-and-pray pitches bounce. That is the feature, not a bug.
Keep social for reporting
Twitter and Instagram stay for sources you already know. Put the HMU API link in the bio for people who want an interview. Professional inbound stops living in DMs you will never search.
FAQ for Journalists & Media
Will PR people actually use a form?
The ones with a real slot and a date will. The spray-and-pray pitches bounce off required fields. That is the point.
Can sources stay off the record?
Put that instruction on your profile. /ask still requires a name and email for verification so you are not collecting anonymous spam.
Is this a replacement for Twitter DMs?
It is a replacement for the professional inbound that currently dies in DMs. Keep social for reporting. Put the HMU API link in your bio for interview requests.
How fast do I get notified?
On submit. High-priority /press messages are flagged. You can also pipe the channel into Slack or email.