Muck Rack

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Muck Rack
Type of business Private
Type of site
 Software Development, News aggregator
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
Headquarters
Miami, Florida
,
U.S.
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s) Gregory Galant, Lee Semel
CEOGregory Galant
Key people
Industrysoftware
Revenue Increase2.svg US$180 million (2023) [3]
Employees250 (fully employed) (2023) [4]
URL muckrack.com
Advertising AdSense
RegistrationOptional
Users 310 million MAU (February 2023) [5]
Current statusActive

Muck Rack is a software database for journalists and public relation offices founded in 2009 by Gregory Galant and Lee Semel. [6] [7] It is free for journalists and subscription-based for public relation offices, and a news aggregator of works by registered journalist. [8]

Contents

According to Journalist Magazine, Muck Rack indexes every tweet sent by registered journalists, and if tweets contain a link to an article they have written, that article too is indexed. It also sends a daily email to registered members on what other journalists are talking about on social media. [7]

Company overview

Muck Rack was founded in New York, and headquartered in Miami, Florida. [9] It was founded in 2009 by entrepreneurs Gregory Galant and Lee Semel, who served as the CEO. [10] [11] The company is funded by Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLC. [12] In 2023, it announced the launch of PressPal.ai. [13] Muck Rack has been reportedly praised for its credibility and easy work for journalists and PR Agencies. [14]

History

Muck Rack was founded in 2009 by Gregory Galant and Lee Semel and they came from a Brooklyn based company called Sawhorse Media, LLC. [15]

In 2018, Muck Rack became more notable as a news aggregator and a social network for journalist. Natasha Tynes, a journalist and author said that the site allows the users to immediately see who is sharing his/her link by adding a bookmark to the user's browser. [16]

Since 2011, Muck Rack launched a software developing company. [17] In 2023 announced the launch of their AI called, PressPal.ai. [13]

Researches and database

Muck Rack was established for the purpose of collecting information about journalist. It also serve as a database for a user (journalist) and PR agents on subscription. [18] Data collected from Muck Rack are indexed as news aggregate. It helps also in twitter juggling which tells a journalist the top stories on Twitter. [19]

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References

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  6. ↑ "Gregory Galant". Muck Rack, LLC. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Sarah Marshall (September 28, 2012). "How journalists can use Muck Rack as a portfolio platform". journalism.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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  13. 1 2 "Introducing PressPal.ai, an AI-powered tool that surfaces relevant journalists based on press release keywords". Muck Rack (Press release). April 6, 2023. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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