Newswire Service

househero · 02-03-2015 2:55pm #1

which newswire services do the radio stations here use to get their news from press releases, or do they use news from a secondary source?

Basically where do they get their news from and how do you send them news

TV and Newspapers use press releases, online services. I assume the radio is the same

radioland · 02-03-2015 3:19pm

househero wrote: »

which newswire services do the radio stations here use to get their news from press releases, or do they use news from a secondary source?

Basically where do they get their news from and how do you send them news

TV and Newspapers use press releases, online services. I assume the radio is the same

Since utv stopped offering , think that all independents get news from Newstalk

Trick of the Tail · 02-03-2015 3:28pm

"Independent" radio.

yea.

househero · 02-03-2015 3:38pm

radioland wrote: »

Since utv stopped offering , think that all independents get news from Newstalk

any idea which press release services Newstalk subscribes to?

Need a way of contacting them with legitimate news

More Music · 03-03-2015 12:56am

radioland wrote: »

Since utv stopped offering , think that all independents get news from Newstalk

UTV only provided their newswire service to their own radio stations. It was a failed bid to provide the service to local stations. When Newstalk won the bid, UTV setup the service anyway with only their own stations using it.

They closed this service last year, with the UTV radio stations now subscribing to the service that they lost out to > Newstalk.

Hope that clears that up.

Local stations use a mixture of their own news and national/international stories from the Newstalk Newswire.

Now if OP has a legimate news story you can contact the relevant station in your area or indeed Newstalk directly. Your local station will jump on the story if you're not a weird crank. The local morning talkshows & newsrooms in most stations are only delighted to hear from somebody with interesting news/story to tell.

andyman · 03-03-2015 4:09pm

Yep definitely go local. The local station can send it up to Newstalk who in turn can send it down the wires for all to use.

househero · 03-03-2015 7:48pm

andyman wrote: »

Yep definitely go local. The local station can send it up to Newstalk who in turn can send it down the wires for all to use.

I would prefer to deliver the press releases using their preferred and normal PR source. As its not a one off delivery. The fees are insignificant, its just knowing which newswires they predominantly use.

L1011 · 03-03-2015 7:56pm

They generally don't use any other domestic newswires at all, and UK IRN as the only international. IRN is provided downstream to the stations as well, or was anyway.

Its a case of submitting to Newstalk yourself; and if its a commercial presser don't expect it to go anywhere.

househero · 04-03-2015 12:59am

L1011 wrote: »

Its a case of submitting to Newstalk yourself; and if its a commercial presser don't expect it to go anywhere.

Yes exactly what I would expect. Although I have a legitimate vehicle for distributing trustworthy news I am more used to targeting it to UK news sources and it never seems to appear in Irish feeds. They can't pull the news out of thin air and it would be very unprofessional of them to rely on a third party... But that is exactly how it appears to be?!?

More Music · 04-03-2015 4:28pm

Did I miss something?

I told you how it operates with Newstalk and local radio in Ireland. If it's newsworthy Newstalk will distribute it via the wires to all subscribing local stations and use it themselves as well.

Or you can submit it directly to the stations. Just create a mailing list if it's a regular thing and all stations will get your release.

What's the issue with that?

It's very easy to contact Newstalk:
http://www.newstalk.com/footer_pages/contact.php

FYI, IRN wires are still provided to local Irish stations.

peterson_carlos · 25-08-2022 1:10pm

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peterson_carlos · 26-08-2022 12:44pm

Ain't having any response from you?

Declan A Walsh · 26-08-2022 1:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119524618#Comment_119524618

You are replying to a thread 7-and-a-half years later. I had a look at the OP's profile and it looks that they have not been active here for 3 years now!

peterson_carlos · 05-09-2022 4:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119524743#Comment_119524743

Lol, why i did not see that.

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