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News & Events
Forward Planner

Gain insight into the media news agenda at a global or national level with our US forward planning service, available through our collaboration with The Associated Press.

Plan Ahead. Stay Ahead.

Discover over 150,000+ future events and news items up to 12 months ahead
  • Understand the stories that will shape tomorrow’s news agenda

  • Identify opportunities to maximize your coverage

  • Avoid risks for your upcoming engagements with the media and other key industry stakeholders

  • Delivered via the AP Planner platform

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Land campaigns with maximum impact

Identify topical and relevant content in advance from our rich events database
  • Across 140 categories worldwide – including News & Current Affairs stories and events, National and State Politics & Election tracking, Sport, Culture & Lifestyle, and more.

  • Included upcoming reports, surveys, financial results, legislative announcements and industry conferences all captured

  • 12-month rolling calendar verified and updated every day by our research team

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Drive improved media engagement

Used by editorial teams across US national media outlets, you can engage more effectively with the media
  • Approach journalists ahead of a news story going live to increase your coverage

  • Build more meaningful relationships with journalists

  • Save time and identify the news hooks to maximise the pick up of your campaigns

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Create a bespoke calendar planner

Add news items and campaigns to AP Planner’s bespoke calendar planner tool - combining your own events and those identified in the events database
  • Gain a single, complete view of all internal and external communications relevant to your business

  • Share across your internal teams to keep everyone informed

  • Identify opportunities for cross-team collaboration

  • Set different permissions for team members to access or edit the calendar planner

Build Your Calendar Planner

Use intuitive search, filter and alert functionality

Search by business, industry, event type and geography to pinpoint relevant future events and news items
  • Identify competitor activity

  • Create customized searches and set up daily, weekly or monthly alerts

  • Share searches with colleagues with ease

  • Custom APIs deliver data straight to your internal planning tools

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Celebrating over 15 years of collaboration with The Associated Press

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