PR Newswire

PR Newswire
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Communications
Founded	August 3, 1954
Founder	Herbert Muschel
Headquarters	300 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Cali Tran (CEO) Matt Brown (President)
Services	Newswire distribution
Parent	Western Union (1971–1982); United Newspapers (1982–2015); Cision (2016–present);
Website	www.prnewswire.com

PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases headquartered in Chicago.^[1] The service was created in 1954 to allow companies to electronically send press releases to news organizations, using teleprinters at first. The founder, Herbert Muschel, operated the service from his house in Manhattan for approximately 15 years. The business was eventually sold to Western Union and then United Newspapers of London.^[2] In December 2015, Cision Inc. announced it would acquire the company.^[3] On January 1, 2021, Cision formally merged PR Newswire into the company.

^ "About PR Newswire". Variety.
^ Abelson, Reed (November 5, 2003). "Herbert Muschel, 85, Founder Of Service for Corporate News". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
^ Bray, Chad (December 15, 2015). "PR Newswire Sold to Cision for $841 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[Variety-1] "About PR Newswire". Variety.

[Abelson-2] Abelson, Reed (November 5, 2003). "Herbert Muschel, 85, Founder Of Service for Corporate News". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2013.

[NYT_2017-3] Bray, Chad (December 15, 2015). "PR Newswire Sold to Cision for $841 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

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