2012 Republican National Convention Names PR Newswire Official Newswire Service

PR Newswire brings even wider distribution network in third convention stint

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2012 Republican National Convention today announced that PR Newswire will serve as the Official Newswire for the Republican Party's 40th presidential nominating convention, to be held in the Tampa Bay area August 27-30, 2012.

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PR Newswire will distribute news and information released by the 2012 Republican National Convention to its worldwide network of over 27,000 news outlets and 6,000 web sites, increasing the visibility of the convention in online media. Additionally, PR Newswire will provide simultaneous, electronic distribution of materials during the convention to the estimated 15,000-member press corps that will be on site covering the event.

"We are pleased to welcome PR Newswire back to the convention team," said 2012 Republican National Convention Chief Executive Officer William Harris. "They are a strong partner in our strategic communications efforts. Their unparalleled distribution network to both traditional and new media audiences, as well as innovative social media tools, will strengthen our ability to engage the news media and online audiences like never before."

PR Newswire will offer a Breaking-News-On-Demand service for registered media, providing customized delivery of convention news releases, media advisories and other materials directly to their computers, smartphones and tablets.  Releases and announcements will also be delivered to print, broadcast and online news outlets nationwide via direct wire feed, as well as via PR Newswire for Journalists, a media-only website at http://media.prnewswire.com.

"We welcome the opportunity to again work with the Republican National Convention," said Brian Taylor, Vice President of PR Newswire's Public Interest Markets. "We look forward to building upon our successful experiences in 2004 and 2008, and putting our new and expanded resources to work to help provide greater accessibility, community and engagement for people across the country and around the world."

About PR Newswire

PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com) is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms that enable marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry 57 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimize and target content – from rich media to online video to multimedia – and then distribute content and measure results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, and is a UBM plc company.

About the 2012 Republican National Convention 

The 2012 Republican National Convention will be held at St. Pete Times Forum from August 27-30, 2012. Nearly 50,000 visitors are expected to come to the Tampa Bay area for the event, including delegates, alternate delegates, members of the media and other guests. For more information about the 2012 Republican National Convention, please visit our website at www.GOPConvention2012.com.

Paid for by the Committee on Arrangements for the 2012 Republican National Convention

www.GOPConvention2012.com Phone: (813) 381-5588

Not Authorized By Any Candidate or Candidate's Committee

SOURCE 2012 Republican National Convention