NLGJA, in partnership with Witeck-Combs Communications, today announced the creation of OutNewsWire, a Web-based news distribution service dedicated to the LGBT community. OutNewsWire was launched to serve all news organizations and media professionals interested in receiving information, announcements and event updates of specific interest to LGBT audiences.
OutNewsWire may be accessed online 24/7 and 365 days a year at outnewswire.com (or alternatively at nlgja.org/outnewswire). News releases, upon receipt by OutNewsWire, will be distributed between
9 a.m.
and
5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday (except for holidays), though special arrangements can be made for distribution outside those customary business hours.
“We recognized a need to ensure that news and information about the LGBT community got to the journalists most interested in these topics,” said David Barre, NLGJA Executive Director. “We see this as a way to both help our members stay on top of the latest LGBT news and to provide affordable access to those organizations who want to reach the LGBT community.”
“Distributed upon launch to more than 150 journalists with a growing number of subscribing news organizations and mainstream media contacts at regional and national publications and Web sites, we aspire to make this the most trusted, cost-effective and efficient press release distribution service serving LGBT audiences,” added Bob Witeck, CEO of Witeck-Combs Communications, NLGJA lifetime member and past NLGJA board leader.
OutNewsWire is presented jointly by NLGJA and Witeck-Combs Communications, and a portion of all proceeds generated will support NLGJA’s mission and programs.
There is no cost to receive new releases distributed by OutNewsWire and all recipients must opt in to do so. However, akin to using other news release services, there is a fee for the distribution of each news release, with a substantially discounted fee for non-profit organizations. Journalists, freelancers and bloggers who wish to receive news updates from OutNewsWire may e-mail subscribe@outnewswire.com and include their name, professional title and affiliation, and preferred e-mail address. City and preferred telephone number are also helpful, though optional.
NLGJA is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members.
Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. is a leading strategic marketing communications and consulting firm, specializing in developing and implementing effective strategies reaching the gay and lesbian consumer market. With 15 years leadership in this unique market, the company not only serves as a bridge between corporate America and LGBT consumers, but also provides counsel to countless non-profit organizations that aim to educate the public on gay and lesbian issues or to better reach their LGBT membership. For more information, see witeckcombs.com.
Media Contacts:
Bob Witeck
CEO
Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc.
Office: 202-887-0500, ext. 19
Mobile:
202-997-4055
bwiteck@witeckcombs.com
Jason Lloyd Clement
Director of Communications & Marketing
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
Office: 202-588-9888, ext. 12
Mobile:
202-386-2645
jlclement@nlgja.org
