What is News release?
A '''press release''', '''news release''', '''media release''', or '''press statement''' is a written or recorded [[communication]] for [[news]] reporters. Its purpose is to let them know about something that is news. These are [[mail]]ed, [[fax]]ed, or [[e-mail]]ed to [[editor]]s at [[newspaper]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[radio station]]s, [[television station]]s, and [[television network]]s. There are companies whose job is to send out this information. The use of a press release is common in [[public relations]]. People use this to get the media to take notice of them, or get publicity for a product, or event that they might be holding. A press release gives reporters the basic information they need to write a news story. Press releases can announce a range of news items such as: events, promotions, awards, new products and services, sales and other financial data, accomplishments, etc. A ''press statement'' is information given to reporters. This is an official statement or account of a news story that is specially written for newspapers and other news media for them to make known to the public. {{Commonscat|Press releases}} {{Journalism|state=collapsed}} {{stub}} [[Category:Mass media]]