Digital Business Card for Journalists — Make Sources Call You Back
Journalists and reporters need contacts to reach them fast. A digital business card with Apple Wallet integration and instant contact saving makes you easier to reach — and easier to remember.
A journalist is only as good as their sources. And sources only call back if they can find you.
Handing a source a paper card at a press conference is one thing. That card going through the wash is another. A digital card, saved permanently to their iPhone's Wallet, survives.
Why Journalists Need Digital Business Cards
Sources need to reach you instantly. A tip that comes in two days late isn't a scoop. Your contact information needs to be instantly accessible — in their phone, not buried in a pile of cards.
You're always on the move. Press conferences, courthouses, Capitol Hill, crisis scenes. You don't carry a briefcase full of supplies. A QR code on your phone goes everywhere.
Your affiliation changes, your network shouldn't. Switching from one outlet to another? Update your digital card once. Every source who saved it sees your new affiliation immediately. No awkward "did I give you my new card?" conversations.
Multiple contact channels. Sources reach journalists via Signal, email, phone, Twitter/X, LinkedIn. A digital card links all of them.
What Journalists Should Put on Their Card
Tips for Journalists
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Start free →Signal number for sources: Include your Signal handle prominently. Sources who want to contact you securely should be able to reach you without Googling.
Beat information matters. "Technology Correspondent" tells a source immediately whether you're relevant to their tip. Include it.
Keep it updated. The moment you change outlets or beats, update your card. All saved contacts update automatically.
VisiPass creates digital cards that work on any device. No app download required for sources.
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