First, news organizations are choking on paper. They find it increasingly difficult to deal with news releases that arrive by mail or fax. They're best equipped to respond to news releases that arrive electronically - in the same manner as their other wire services. Second, organizations need a way to get their news releases to web sites, portals and other Internet services where most younger people now go for news and information. Third, organizations need to have their news releases archived in the major proprietary databases, which are strongly preferred for professional research.
AScribe members are responsible for the content of their news releases.
We do not edit copy moved over our wire, other than to correct spelling and typographical errors and ensure that a release includes technical information essential for wire-service transmission. We do occasionally add important keywords to headlines to make them more useful to wire editors who monitor the AScribe newswire. AScribe is a real-time wire that transmits news throughout the day. Generally, we disseminate timely and breaking news items no more than twenty minutes after they reach us. Feature news and advisories may take somewhat longer, depending upon the flow of traffic at any given moment.