Catholic Relief Services Launches Newswire Service for Journalists

Sept. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is pleased to announce the launch of the CRS Newswire (http://newswire.crs.org), a new resource for journalists and media outlets, providing breaking news and resources for busy newsroom professionals. The CRS Newswire is a go-to source for traditional and new media journalists to access fresh content, find relief and development experts to interview and discover insightful reporting from regional information officers around the world. Content available in the Newswire includes:

•       Regular updates during emergencies
•       High-res photos of emergencies available for download
•       CRS World Report, a weekly 2-minute podcast featuring human interest and emergency response stories
•       Embeddable multimedia content
•       Expert interviews on timely topics
•       Story ideas
•       Roundup of CRS media mentions

The Newswire is fully compatible with RSS readers and is equipped with an email subscription option. Please visit http://newswire.crs.org/. If you have suggestions for additional content you would like to see in the newsroom, please email jen.hardy@crs.org.

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Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.crs.org or http://www.crsespanol.org.