U.S. Newswire Explained

PRNewswire Public Interest Services
Former Name:	U.S. Newswire (1986-2007)
Type:	Subsidiary
Parent:	PR Newswire (2006-2014)
Fate:	Absorbed into general PR Newswire operations
Hq Location:	National Press Building
Hq Location City:	Washington, D.C.
Hq Location Country:	United States

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.

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

• 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

External links

• U.S. Newswire archived website

Notes and References

1. MultiVu – PR Newswire Acquires U.S. Newswire; Transaction to benefit government, private sector public information officers. multivu.prnewswire.com. 2016-12-29.