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PR Newswire is a news agency based in New York City. ==History== PR Newswire was founded in 1954.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://media.prnewswire.com/en/html/help/aboutprn_index.html )〕 In 1971, it was sold to Western Union,〔("Herbert Muschel, 85, Founder Of Service for Corporate News" ), ''New York Times'', November 5, 2003. Retrieved January 30, 2013.〕 which had provided the telecommunications lines and teleprinters that supported the service. In 1972, PR Newswire began using electronic terminals for copyediting. In 1978, the company adopted the Associated Press' computerized message handling and transmission system. In 1982, PR Newswire was purchased by current owner UBM plc, known at the time as United Newspapers.〔(UBM ), ''Media Briefing''. Retrieved January 30, 2013.〕 In 2000 the company acquired eWatch, founded in 1995 as an automated service to monitor websites, chat rooms, Usenet groups, web publications, online service forums and investor message boards for mentions of a specific organization, issue, product or service. In 2001, PR Newswire issued the first Multimedia News Release for Touchstone Pictures promoting the film, "Pearl Harbor." The Multimedia News Release was the first press release to include b-roll, soundbites, high resolution images, and film trailer.〔(Touchstone Pictures' "Pearl Harbor" Premieres )〕 In December 2008, PR Newswire moved its New York City corporate headquarters from Midtown Manhattan to Lower Manhattan, at 350 Hudson Street.〔 In mid-2009, PR Newswire acquired The Fuel Team. The largest competitor to PR Newswire is Marketwired.〔 In October 2011, PR Newswire was sued by Marketwired (then known as Marketwire) for $25 million in damages after it hired Marketwired's former chief technology officer, Shoeb Ansari. The PR newswire database includes 10,700 syndicated websites and has 543,379 journalists and influencers in its network.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UBM plc Annual Report and Accounts 2013 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「PR Newswire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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