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U.S. Newswire was a U.S. national news release wire service established in 1986 which distributed media materials for a variety of customers, particularly the U.S. government and non-profit agencies. U.S. Newswire was based in Washington, D.C. and was acquired from Medialink by PR Newswire on October 1, 2006.
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| Formerly | U.S. Newswire (1986-2007) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1986 |
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| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Absorbed into general PR Newswire operations |
| Headquarters | National Press Building, , United States |
| Parent | PR Newswire (2006-2014) |
Following its acquisition, U.S. Newswire was renamed PR Newswire Public Interest Services and eventually, in 2014, shut down as a separate division with operations merged into the parent company's general operations.
History edit
- 1986 – U.S. Newswire is founded by William McCarren (president) and Mark Bagley (executive vice president). Company headquarters is established in the National Press Building in Washington, D.C.
- 1989 – The Lexis-Nexis database began archiving all U.S. Newswire releases
- 1993 – Became the first news release wire service to distribute news for the White House Press Office
- 1995 – Launch of website
- 1999 – Merged with Medialink
- 2000 – AOL began to publish U.S. Newswire feed
- 2001 – The White House Press Office under President George W. Bush began publishing on U.S. Newswire
- 2001 – Yahoo! News began to publish U.S. Newswire feed
- 2002 – Launched full service photography service
- 2003 – Google News began to publish U.S. Newswire feed
- 2004 – MSNBC.com began to publish U.S. Newswire feed
- 2005 – News Unfiltered blog launched
- 2006 – U.S. Newswire acquired by PR Newswire for $23 million[1]
- 2007 – U.S. Newswire re-branded as PR Newswire Public Interest Services
- 2008 – Named "Official Newswire" for 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions
- 2012 – Named "Official Newswire" for 2012 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
- 2014 – PR Newswire Public Interest Services business is dissolved and folded into general PR Newswire operations
- 2015 – PR Newswire was sold to global media company, Cision, for $841 million
References edit
- ^ "MultiVu – PR Newswire Acquires U.S. Newswire; Transaction to benefit government, private sector public information officers". multivu.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2016-12-29.
External links edit
- U.S. Newswire archived website
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