Organization: JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC
Mission: SEE SCHEDULE OJEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. ("JNS") WAS ORGANIZED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND IS AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS RESOURCE AND WIRE SERVICE COVERING JEWISH NEWS AND ISRAEL NEWS FOR JEWISH MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. PROVIDES OBJECTIVE, NON-PARTISAN REPORTING FROM JEWISH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALIA AND A WIDE ARRAY OF ISRAELI NEWS. JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. ALSO PROVIDES A RICH ASSORTMENT OF PHOTOS AND ART, CULTURAL NEWS AND FEATURES, COMMENTARY, AND HOLIDAY-SPECIFIC EDITORIAL PACKAGES AROUND WHICH THEIR SUBSCRIBERS CAN SELL SEASONAL-THEMED ADVERTISING.
Activities: JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH NEWS THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, IF NECESSSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF FREELANCE WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS SUPPLIES APPROXIMATELY 140 SUBSCRIBER NEWSPAPERS AND WEBSITES, REPRESENTING A CIRCULATION OF NEARLY 1 MILLION, WITH ITS WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS, NEWS ARTICLES, ANALYSIS AND OPINION COLUMNS, AND FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT SUBJECTS RELATING TO ISRAEL, THE MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER JEWISH TOPICS. JEWISH PRINT NEWSPAPERS IN 8 OF THE TOP 10 MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE U.S. ARE PUBLISHING JNS MATERIALS ON A REGULAR BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, JNS IS PROVIDING A DAILY FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS TO SUBSCRIBERS THAT HAVE ONLY AN ONLINE PRESENCE AND A NEED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE NEWS, AND IT HAS A VIBRANT SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC TO ITS UPDATED WEBSITE.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Arts, Culture & Humanities