- History
- References
- External links
U.S. Newswire is a U.S. national news release wire service established in 1986 and distributes media materials for a variety of customers, particularly the U.S. government and non-profit agencies. U.S. Newswire is based in Washington DC and was acquired from Medialink by PR Newswire on October 1, 2006. History- 1986 - Founded
- 1989 - Lexis-Nexis begins archiving all U.S. Newswire releases
- 1993 - First news release wire service to distribute news for the White House Press Office
- 1995 - Launches web site
- 1999 - Merges with Medialink
- 2000 - AOL publishes U.S. Newswire feed
- 2001 - The White House Press Office under President George W. Bush start publishing on U.S. Newswire
- 2001 - Yahoo! News publishes U.S. Newswire feed
- 2002 - Launches full service photography service
- 2003 - Google News publishes U.S. Newswire feed
- 2004 - MSNBC.com publishes U.S. Newswire feed
- 2005 - News Unfiltered blog launched
- 2006 - Acquired by PR Newswire[1]
- 2007 - U.S. Newswire becomes 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
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prnewswire/25626/|title=MultiVu - PR Newswire Acquires U.S. Newswire; Transaction to benefit government, private sector public information officers|website=multivu.prnewswire.com|access-date=2016-12-29}}
External links- U.S. Newswire official site
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