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COVER STORY

Your story
deserves the front page.

By youJuly 24, 2026 · 6 min read

Hijack is the always-on PR operation for founders, comms teams, and public figures without an agency. Plan your stories, write them in your voice, pitch the journalists who cover your beat, track the coverage, and keep every relationship warm. PR is not a press release you send once a year. It is an operation you run all the time, and Hijack runs it with you.

Jack, the Hijack operative
codename · jackon the job
your operative

Jack runs the operation.

Tell Jack the story. He scores it, drafts it in your voice, finds the reporters who'll actually care, and writes each pitch to fit their beat. You approve the moves. Jack runs the campaign.

the operation

The operation compounds.

The operation runs in four gears, always turning. Every story you run feeds the next, so the one after starts sharper. This is the loop Hijack runs with you.

01the operation

Create.

Shape a story worth covering.

Brief

You tell Hijack what the story is. Hijack tells you what's worth telling, and what isn't ready yet.

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Recon · Readinessscored
78/ 100
Promising

A jacket spun from captured carbon is a real hook. Tighten the Aria Carbon proof and this lands with climate desks.

Novelty86
Data strength61
Relevance80
Emotional pull54
02the operation

Reach.

Get it to the right desks.

Intelligent journalist matching

A shortlist of journalists who actually fit. Handpicked, not blasted.

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Fit · Why she made the listhandpicked
ML

Mara Lindqvist

Fast Company · Climate & Design

94%
Beat fit+28

Her Feb piece on Aria Carbon pressed the scale question no one else would.

Outlet match+22

Fast Company, sustainability and design desk.

Seniority+18

Senior staff writer, the right rung for a story at this scope.

Regional fit+14

EU coverage, Reykjavik-based launch.

Reply history+12

Replied to 3 of the last 5 climate briefs we sent her.

handpicked from 248 scanned3 more on the shortlist
03the operation

Land.

Watch the replies and coverage come in.

Signals

Replies and embargo lifts, all in one inbox, with Gmail wired in so threads live with your campaign.

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Signals · InboxGmail synced
4/ 12 replies
Fastest8min
ML
Mara LindqvistFast Company
8 min ago

“This could be a real story if the capture numbers hold up. Can I get 20 minutes with Aria?”

reply
PM
Priya MenonBloomberg Green
41 min ago

“Confirmed, I’ll hold to the Apr 18 embargo. Can you send the LCA and the third-party numbers?”

embargo lift
JK
Jens KowalczykWired
2 h ago

“Interested. Send me the Moss spec sheet and the Reykjavik launch details.”

reply
04the operation

Compound.

Every campaign makes the next one sharper.

Analytics

Reply rate, open rate, and response time, broken down by journalist, outlet, and campaign. Whatever you need to know next, the answer is already on the screen.

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Analytics · Outreachlive · moss launch
62%
Reply rate

8 of 13 pitches answered.

Open rate

85%

11 of 13 opened

Median reply

4.2h

faster than avg

Replies by outletlast 14 days
The Verge3/3
Bloomberg Green2/3
Fast Company2/4
Wired1/3
voice contract · proprietary

Sounds like you.

Every brand in Hijack has a Voice Contract. It's a tone profile Hijack learns from how you already talk, and holds to on every word it writes for you.

// live · press release openervoice preview

Today, Fieldnote introduces Moss, a new outdoor jacket made from atmospheric carbon, with Aria Carbon, shipping May 2 in three colorways.

the humanizer

Reads like a person wrote it.

AI can draft in seconds, and it shows. The Humanizer is the last pass before anything leaves: it cuts the template tells and the hype so what reaches a reporter reads like you wrote it by hand. Better for you, and better for the person who has to read it.

first drafttemplate

We are thrilled to unveil a truly groundbreaking innovation that will revolutionize the outdoor industry. Moss isn't just a jacket, it's a bold statement, a movement, and a glimpse into the future of sustainable design.

// what we cut

Template opener
Hype: thrilled, groundbreaking, revolutionize
'Not just a jacket, it's a movement'
humanizer
what we sendhuman

Moss is the first outdoor jacket we know of made from carbon we pulled out of the sky. We're glad to finally show it to you.

// what lands

A specific opener
Plain language, real rhythm
Sounds like a person
modes

Built for how you work.

Company

Product launches, funding rounds, partnerships, hires, research, events. Built for the beats and outlets that actually cover them.

Public figure

Book launches, album drops, show announcements, op-eds, personal milestones. For authors, artists, speakers, and executives with their own voice.

Your mode shapes how a draft starts, who you pitch, and how it sounds. You don't configure Hijack. Hijack configures to you.

now in private beta

Hijack is in
beta.

We're onboarding a first group of founders and comms leads running real press operations without an agency. Add your name and we'll open your access as the beta grows.

First access as we open the beta
A direct line to the team building it
A hand in shaping where it goes

Early cohort. Limited spots.

Be the one who breaks through.

Not louder. Sharper. Hijack is ready when you are.

Now in private beta · early access is limited · by application