Wires vs. RSS

A straight forward survey regarding the usage of press release wire services such as Business Wire and PR Newswire and corporate RSS feeds.

In general, as journalist, how do you find the value of press release service distribution wires?

 Highly valuable

 Somewhat valuable

 Neutral

 Negligible value

 No value at all

Which press release wire services (if any) do you subscribe?

 PR Newswire

 Businesswire

 Marketwire

 Other

 None

Which do you find to be more useful Businesswire or PR Newswire?

 Business Wire

 PR Newswire

Do you rely on press release distribution services for information from companies you monitor?

 Yes

 No

Do you rely on press release distribution services for information from companies that you do not directly monitor in your beat/industry?

 Yes

 No

Do you just want to stop being spammed by email from press release wire distribution companies?

 Yes

 No

Do you want companies to offer RSS news feeds for their company news?

 Yes

 No

For companies you are interested, is the PR distribution or an RSS feed more valuable to you?

 PR Wire

 RSS Feed

Would you prefer an RSS feed or a direct email (via your subscribe request) from a company for its news and announcements?

 RSS

 Email

I do not care about RSS feeds, emails or PR distributions? I will surf to the Web sites when I want to read company news and announcements.

 Yes

 No

I consider myself to be first and foremost a:

 Traditional Journalist

 Non-traditional journalists - i.e. blogger without another outlet affiliation

Email me your findings and report when available.

 No

 Yes, send to the email below.

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