2008 Democratic National Convention Committee Names PR Newswire Official Newswire Services Provider

Electronic Distribution of Speeches Furthers DNCC's Efforts to Make 2008 the Most Sustainably-Produced Political Convention in American History

DENVER, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today named PR Newswire its Official Newswire Services Provider, offering the DNCC a key resource to communicate breaking news releases, speeches and advisory information for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, to be held at the Pepsi Center in Denver from August 25-28, 2008.

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"PR Newswire's long record of providing reliable newswire service and extensive experience with national political events make them an ideal partner," said Leah D. Daughtry, CEO of the DNCC. "Their expertise will play a critical role in communicating our nominee's vision for the country to our worldwide audience and some 15,000 members of the media right here in Denver."

Under the terms of the agreement, PR Newswire will disseminate news releases, media advisories, and speech texts from the Convention to thousands of reporters, bloggers and other members of the media covering the four-day event. Releases and announcements will also be available on PR Newswire for Journalists, a media-only website at www.prnewswire.com/media.

"We are very excited to be working with the 2008 Democratic National Convention, which promises to be one of the most exciting and riveting news events in recent history," said Brian Taylor, vice president, PR Newswire Public Interest Services. "We look forward to working closely with Convention organizers and journalists to ensure the media and the public are continuously updated with the latest developments from the event."

PR Newswire's electronic distribution of materials directly to reporters' computers and hand-held devices will help the DNCC further its goal of making the event the most sustainably-produced political Convention in history by contributing to overall efforts to reduce the amount of paper generated by the Convention.

In addition, PR Newswire will provide Convention staff with media research services and Spanish translation of press releases and speech texts. Extensive Spanish language content, including press releases, background information and other resources, is already available on the Spanish version of the DNCC's website at www.demconvention.com.

Reporters, editors and producers covering the Democratic National Convention can register at http://response.prnewswire.com/demconvention to receive breaking news releases.

About the DNCC:

The 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee is the official arm of the Democratic National Committee responsible for planning and organizing the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.

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