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Rankings (for Journalists)

Learn how to access, filter, and utilize Muck Rack's media outlet rankings

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Written by Sara Sorenson
Updated over 2 months ago

The information in this article applies to Journalists listed in Muck Rack's database. For information specific to PR Professionals, check out our other article on Rankings.

Outlet Rankings (for Journalists)

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Outlet rankings are automatically generated lists of media outlets in Muck Rack, categorized by factors such as media type, language, region, audience, or beat, and ranked based on their print or digital reach.

You can access Muck Rack's rankings by visiting Help & Resources > Global Media Outlet Ranking:

Once there, you can use the Media types, Locations, or Topics dropdowns to filter. Alternatively, you can select the magnifying glass icon to search Rankings by keywords.

Shows the Rankings page with the Media Types, Locations, and Topics filters circled in red and an arrow pointing to a magnifying glass icon in the top right corner


Navigating an Outlet Ranking

Within each Ranking, you will generally see the following:

  • Rank: The position of the outlet within the ranking

  • Outlet: The name of the outlet linked to it’s individual Muck Rack profile

  • Total visits/Audience: The Unique Monthly Visitors or UVM for the outlet’s website (Total visits) or the print circulation (Audience)

  • Location: The city, state/province, and country where the outlet is based

Shows an example of an Outlet Ranking page with labels for Rank, Outlet, Total Visits, and Location

In addition to being a great research resource for learning about new outlets and their reach, Rankings can be used to compile media lists of people who work for these specific outlets.

  1. Go to Help & Resources > Global Media Outlet Ranking.


  2. Use the preassigned filters or search to narrow down to a specific ranking.

    Shows the Rankings page with the Media Types, Locations, and Topics filters circled in red and an arrow pointing to a magnifying glass icon in the top right corner


  3. Select the ranking to view the outlet list.

    Shows a cursor selecting one of the Rankings listed then scrolling down the next page


  4. Review the ranking and select any outlet name to view that outlet's profile.

NOTE: If a Ranking does not look correct, please let our Editorial team know by reaching out to hello@muckrack.com or using the chat widget in the bottom right-hand corner to Send us a message.


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