HELP A REPORTER OUT

Help A Reporter Out is a social media company that provides publicity services in North America. The company enables nearly 30,000 reporters and bloggers, over 100,000 news sources, and thousands of businesses to tell their stories, promote brands, and sell products and services. Since its inception, Help A Reporter Out has published more than 75,000 journalist queries, facilitated nearly 7.5 million media pitches, and marketed and promoted close to 1,500 brands to the media, businesses, and consumers. Help A Reporter Out was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland. In 2010, it was acquired by [Vocus](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vocus), a software development company.