PR Newswire and The Austin American-Statesman today announced that the paper's affiliated website, www.statesman.com, now features news releases issued by PR Newswire on behalf of its members.
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"Austin is ranked as the number one metro area in the country for internet use and broadband access. With approximately 20 million page views and 1.6 million unique visitors each month, www.statesman.com is the city's leading source of online news and information," said Sarah Skerik, vice president of Distribution Services at PR Newswire. "Our strategic partnership with The Austin American-Statesman has a two-fold benefit in that it greatly enhances the content to which visitors to www.statesman.com have access, while providing PR Newswire members with an additional media outlet for their news."
"The Statesman has a long standing reputation for offering timely and compelling news coverage from around the state and across the nation," added Jim Debth, Internet general manager of www.statesman.com. "As PR Newswire is the leading source of up-to-the-minute information from organizations across a wide breadth of industries, this partnership greatly extends the service we provide our readers."
Access to PR Newswire content is available on the "Business" page of statesman.com at www.prnewswire.com/medmicro/ausas/.
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 tens of thousands of 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 Optimization, MediaRoom, MediaSense™, MultiVu™ and U.S. Newswire, the preeminent policy newswire in the industry. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.
About the Austin American-Statesman and statesman.com
The Austin American-Statesman is the leading medium in Central Texas, reaching more than 800,000 readers each week. In print and online, The Statesman brands reach 2 out of 3 adults in the Austin area each week. The print product has a daily circulation of about 180,000, and a Sunday circulation of approximately 230,000. The statesman.com family of websites -- including Statesman.com, Austin360.com, and Statesman Classifieds -- has over 1.6 million unique visitors and over 20 million pageviews per month, and over 67,000 unique visitors per day. Together, in print and online, The Statesman brands are Central Texas' top news, entertainment, shopping and information sources.
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CONTACT: Rachel Meranus, Director, Public Relations, PR Newswire,
+1-212-282-1929,