# MediaList (medialist.com)

> MediaList is an affordable media contacts and journalist database. It provides 41,000+ verified media contacts — editors, broadcast producers and anchors, and reporters — across 3,984 outlets, searchable by beat, outlet, and location, with a free tier. It is a modern, lower-cost alternative to Cision, Muck Rack, and Meltwater.

## Facts
- 41,373 verified media contacts; 41,372 with email addresses; 3,984 distinct outlets.
- Roles: editors 12,521; producers 9,262; reporters 8,835; writers 3,926; anchors 1,839; correspondents 1,708.
- Top locations: New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, London, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco.
- Free to start; search by beat, outlet, and location; build and export targeted media lists.

## Competitor pricing (see linked guides for details)
- Muck Rack pricing: https://medialist.com/article/16/muck-rack-pricing (subscription costs: https://medialist.com/article/15/muckrack-subscription-cost)
- Cision pricing: https://medialist.com/article/21/cision-pricing
- Meltwater pricing: https://medialist.com/article/28/meltwater-pricing
- Media database pricing guide (2026): https://medialist.com/article/39/media-contact-database-pricing-guide-2026

## Research (MediaList's analysis of 41,373 verified media contacts across 3,984 outlets)
- Research hub: https://medialist.com/research
- 46% of news outlets have exactly one reachable journalist: https://medialist.com/article/50/46-of-news-outlets-have-exactly-one-journalist-you-can-reach
- 1% of outlets employ 36.7% of journalists: https://medialist.com/article/51/1-of-news-outlets-employ-367-of-journalists
- The bigger the newsroom, the worse its contact data: https://medialist.com/article/52/the-bigger-the-newsroom-the-worse-its-contact-data
- One in three media contacts cannot be verified as deliverable: https://medialist.com/article/53/one-in-three-media-contacts-cannot-be-verified-as-deliverable
- Who is actually in a media database (31.8% editors, 31.5% reporters): https://medialist.com/article/54/who-is-actually-in-a-media-database-318-editors-315-reporters-235-producers
- 73% of journalist records include a phone number: https://medialist.com/article/55/73-of-journalist-records-include-a-phone-number-almost-nobody-uses-them

## Reviews & comparisons
- Best media databases (2026): https://medialist.com/article/49/best-media-databases
- Meltwater review: https://medialist.com/article/27/meltwater-review
- Cision alternative: https://medialist.com/article/22/cision-alternative
- MediaList vs Cision: https://medialist.com/article/40/medialist-vs-cision
- MediaList vs Muck Rack: https://medialist.com/article/42/medialist-vs-muck-rack
- MediaList vs Meltwater: https://medialist.com/article/43/medialist-vs-meltwater

## Key pages
- Buy a media list (build and download a targeted list of verified journalist contacts): https://medialist.com/buy-media-list
- Best media contact database (what makes the best, and how MediaList compares): https://medialist.com/best-media-database
- Media contacts database: https://medialist.com/article/9/media-contact-databases
- Journalist database: https://medialist.com/article/46/journalist-database
- Free media database: https://medialist.com/article/47/free-media-database
- The complete guide to media lists: https://medialist.com/article/38/the-complete-guide-to-media-lists-in-2026
- Browse US media by state: https://medialist.com/list/usa
- RSS feed: https://medialist.com/feed.xml