Journalists are following your competitors on X.

Shouldn't you know which ones?

Your competitors have journalists in their X follower lists. These are people interested in your space - they followed a competing account because the topic matters to them. That is a signal you can act on, if you know who they are. But X gives you no way to see another account's followers intelligently - just a long list of profile photos and short bios with no filtering.

Journalists follow sources on X before they write about them. A journalist following an account is the earliest possible signal that coverage could be coming - or that they consider the person behind that account a credible voice in their beat. For founders, PR teams, and anyone who benefits from press coverage, identifying which journalists are in a given audience is one of the most actionable signals available.

Catch The Good Ones lets you track any public X account - including your competitors. We classify every new follower using customisable AI-powered filters you define in plain English. When journalists follow your competitor, they appear on your dashboard - classified and ready to act on. You see who is interested in your space and can get in front of them. This is not surveillance - every follow is public data. We just make sure you do not miss the ones that matter.

See journalists that follow your competitor on your dashboard

Journalists discovered by Catch The Good Ones, classified and ready to act on.

6 matches
Rachel Nguyen
Rachel Nguyen

@rachelnguyen_

87.3K followers

Tech reporter at The Verge. Covering AI, startups, and Big Tech. Tips welcome.

New follower
Tech ReporterCuriousTenaciousInvestigative JournalismTech
Ben Gallagher
Ben Gallagher

@bengallagher

124K followers

Political correspondent, BBC News. Westminster and beyond. Views my own.

New follower
Political CorrespondentAnalyticalPersistentPolitical AnalysisBroadcasting
Maya Washington
Maya Washington

@mayawashington

203K followers

Investigative reporter, NYT. Covering healthcare and inequality. Pulitzer finalist.

New follower
Investigative ReporterPrincipledDetail-orientedInvestigative JournalismData Analysis
Tom Ashford
Tom Ashford

@tomashford_ft

156K followers

Finance editor at Financial Times. Markets, central banks, and economic policy.

Liked a post
Finance EditorAnalyticalMeasuredFinancial JournalismEconomics
Sofia Hernandez
Sofia Hernandez

@sofiahernandez_j

67.8K followers

Climate & environment reporter, The Guardian. Telling the stories that matter most.

New follower
Climate ReporterMission-drivenThoughtfulEnvironmental JournalismScience Communication
James Park
James Park

@jamespark_wsj

94.2K followers

Wall Street Journal. Covering startups, venture capital, and the innovation economy.

New follower
Startup ReporterCuriousNetworkerBusiness JournalismSource Building

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New journalists discovered:

Rachel Nguyen (Tech Reporter) - 87.3K followers

Ben Gallagher (Political Correspondent) - 124K followers

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New journalists found:

Rachel Nguyen - Tech Reporter

Ben Gallagher - Political Correspondent

Maya Washington - Investigative Reporter

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Take action with these journalists

Pitch journalists who already follow you

A journalist who follows you is already monitoring your space. When you have news, DM them directly - your message lands in their primary inbox because they follow you. This is the warmest media outreach possible.

We smart-compose a personalised DM so you can send it in one click.

Direct Message
Smart Composed
Hi Sarah - I noticed you followed me recently. I saw you led the Series A at Horizon. We are building in a similar space...
Hey! Yes, been following your progress. Would love to chat - free Thursday?
AI-drafted from their profileOne-click send

Build a warm press list

Export journalist followers to CSV and build a media list from people who have already shown interest. When your next announcement drops, you are pitching to journalists who chose to follow you.

investor-followers.csv
NameRoleFollowers
Sarah ChenVenture Partner45.2K
Marcus ThompsonManaging Director28.7K
David KimPrincipal51.8K

Monitor which journalists follow competitors

Track competitor accounts and see which journalists follow them. These reporters cover your space - get on their radar before your competitor gets all the coverage.

Investor Signal Tracker

New investor followers per week

Track journalist interest over time

See when journalist follows spike. If three reporters follow you after a product launch, that content resonated with media. If none follow after a funding announcement, your PR angle needs work.

Investor Network Map
Stripe12 investors follow
Figma8 investors follow
Your competitor5 investors follow
3 investors follow all three

We'll find your competitors' handles!

Then you can just click to track their followers.

Enter your website URL and we'll give you your list of competitor social media accounts.

How to reach journalists

You have found journalists following a competitor. Here is the best way to contact them.

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Catch The Good Ones: How it works

Six steps. From adding an account to a fully automated pipeline.

1

Add a tracked account

Add any public X account - your own, a competitor, a thought leader, a company. We start monitoring their followers immediately.

2

Define your search

Describe who you are looking for in plain English. "Investors with 10K+ followers" or "Female tech founders in fintech". Our AI maps it to filters.

3

Run a sync

Syncs run automatically on your schedule (up to 4x/day on Pro). Every new follower is classified by job role, personality, skills, and more.

4

Explore your matches

Your dashboard shows only the people who match your criteria. Full profile, job title, personality traits, and the date they followed.

5

Export and act

Download upload-ready CSVs for tools like Apollo, Hunter, and Snov.io. DM people directly on X. Or connect via our API and Zapier.

6

Automate it

Schedule regular syncs and let the workflow run for you. Set up automated actions via Zapier or our API. Choose your notification preferences so you never miss a match.

Free to start - no credit card required

Is this you?

People who search for this typically fall into one of these categories.

Founders who want press coverage

You are building something newsworthy but cold-pitching journalists is a grind. Knowing which reporters already follow you gives you a warm starting point for every media conversation.

See how it works for you

PR and communications teams

Your job is to get media coverage for your company. A list of journalists who already follow your brand account is the most valuable asset in your PR toolkit.

See how it works for you

B2B companies building thought leadership

When journalists in your industry follow your company account, it signals that your content is reaching the right people. Identify them and nurture those relationships for long-term coverage.

See how it works for you

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Frequently asked questions

How does Catch The Good Ones identify journalists?

We classify every new follower using AI-powered analysis of their bio, profile data, and posting patterns against the criteria you define in plain English. Journalists commonly have publication names, "reporter", "correspondent", or "editor" in their bios, but you define what matters to you.

Can I filter for journalists at specific publications?

Yes. Describe exactly what you are looking for - "journalists at The New York Times", "tech reporters at major publications", "freelance writers covering AI". Our AI maps your description to filter dimensions and surfaces only the matches.

How is this different from a media database like Muck Rack?

Media databases give you a cold list of journalists to pitch. We show you which journalists have already followed a tracked account - that is a fundamentally warmer starting point. The journalist chose to pay attention. We just make sure you know about it.

Can I track any competitor's X account?

Yes. Catch The Good Ones works with any public X account. You do not need to own or have access to the account - just add the handle and we start classifying their followers against your custom filters.

Will my competitor know I am tracking their followers?

No. We only access publicly available data. There is no notification sent to the account you are tracking. It is the same information anyone could see by scrolling through their follower list - we just classify and surface the journalists automatically.

Free to start - no credit card required

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Build your own search

Choose who you are looking for, how they are connected, and where.

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The people you are looking for are already out there.

They are following accounts on right now. We find them and tell you who they are.

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