More than 1.4 million news release views were recorded on PR Newswire for Journalists and more than 2,930 journalist queries ran over ProfNet in March, marking an all-time high in usage of PR Newswire's journalist services, according to the company.
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"The activity level recorded during the month of March exemplifies the degree to which the journalist community values the information and services provided through PR Newswire for Journalists and ProfNet," commented Ken Dowell, executive vice president, PR Newswire. "Reporters recognize news from PR Newswire as being essential to their work, and we understand that to maintain this high level of regard, it is imperative to provide resources that enable reporters to more efficiently access information and stay on top of breaking information from the source."
PR Newswire for Journalists, http://www.prnewswire.com/media, a free, media-only website contains real-time news from corporate, government, association, labor, non-profit, and other organizations around the world who distribute their up-to-the-minute full-text news over PR Newswire. There are more than 80,000 journalists accounts representing all mediums -- broadcast, print and online -- on PR Newswire for Journalists and nearly 12,000 have profiled themselves to receive news automatically via email based upon their individual interests. PR Newswire for Journalists also offers reporters access to news releases through more than 125 RSS feeds covering different subject matters and industries, and available in English, French, Spanish and German, totaling more than 508 RSS feeds.
In February, PR Newswire for Journalists was named a finalist for two Codie Awards presented by the prestigious Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for Best Online Business Information Service: non-News and Best Online News Service.
ProfNet Experts, PR Newswire's expert network, links reporters on deadline to experts spanning all industries. Reporters send queries over ProfNet to more than 13,000 public relations professionals representing 5,000 organizations in North America and Europe, who in turn respond with appropriate experts. In addition to the ability to send queries, reporters have access to the ProfNet Experts Database where they can access keyword searchable profiles of more than 21,000 experts.
Investors, consumers, bloggers, and other public audiences can access PR Newswire's members' news releases through the more than 125 RSS feeds available on http://www.prnewswire.com/, as well as via the thousands of websites and online databases to which PR Newswire distributes content, major search engines, and social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, http://del.icio.us/.
About PR Newswire
Now in its 52nd year, PR Newswire Association LLC (http://www.prnewswire.com/) provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement and broadcast services on behalf of some 40,000 corporate, government, association, labor, non-profit, and other customers worldwide. Using PR Newswire, these organizations reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision- makers, and the general public with their up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments.
Established in 1954, PR Newswire has offices in 11 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 135 countries and in more than 40 languages. Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek breaking news from the source. PR Newswire's leading services include ProfNet Experts(SM), eWatch™, MEDIAtlas™, Search Engine Visibility (SEV), MediaRoom, MediaSense™ and MultiVu™. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.
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