National Narratives maps 10,000 journalists
- National Narratives, a new media-strategy platform, launched with a pitch to help users find outlets, map reporters, and generate publication plans instead of sending cold pitches blindly. - The site says it tracks more than 2,400 publications and maps 10,000-plus journalists by beat and contact details, while using Claude AI to generate five action steps per goal. - The launch lands as publishers rework products and workflows around artificial intelligence, with Reuters Institute saying news leaders are focused on rebuilding for the AI era. (reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk)
National Narratives launched as a platform for people trying to place op-eds, letters, and expert commentary in news outlets. (nationalnarratives.com) The site says it helps users find publications, identify reporters, and build a step-by-step media plan instead of pitching outlets one by one. (nationalnarratives.com) On its homepage, National Narratives says it tracks more than 2,400 publications and maps more than 10,000 journalists with beats and contact details. (nationalnarratives.com) It also says users can search outlets from Punchbowl to the Herald Bulletin in Anderson, Indiana, and get verified websites, RSS feeds, word counts, and submission emails. (nationalnarratives.com) The product is built around automation. National Narratives says Claude AI reads target publication feeds, spots opinion gaps and trending topics, and turns selected openings into drafts in a user’s voice. (nationalnarratives.com) Its terms describe the service as an “AI-powered media strategy platform” that helps users find publishing opportunities, draft opinion pieces, track press mentions, and develop media-placement strategies. (nationalnarratives.com) The platform also promises workflow tools around the draft itself. The homepage says users can log submissions, set follow-up reminders, track editor responses, and send published hits to a press-mentions dashboard. (nationalnarratives.com) National Narratives is selling access as a subscription product. The site advertises a seven-day free trial with no credit card required. (nationalnarratives.com) The launch arrives as news organizations and adjacent media businesses are reorganizing around artificial intelligence. Reuters Institute wrote in its 2026 trends report that publishers expect to re-engineer their businesses for the age of AI. (reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk) National Narratives packages that shift into a single tool: reporter database, outlet search, pitch workflow, and draft generation aimed at getting clients into print faster. (nationalnarratives.com)
