I'd think that journalists (who have historically been big on Twitter, though less so in the recent month) would be interested in using a tool like this to grow

I'd think that journalists (who have historically been big on Twitter, though less so in the recent month) would be interested in using a tool like this to grow their own following. I wonder if you could pitch it to them not as something they should cover, but something they should use? Then if they like it they might cover it also.