Press release logbook/PR-1M-EN/EN
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This log is for the 3/2006 "1 million English Wikipedia articles" press release.
Record here to whom you have sent or intend to send the release. see also Feb, 2004 on en
To send a press release:
- Add contacts to the list below; note that you are contacting them ("contacting"). If you find a contact of yours already on the list, that suggests someone else has contacted them.
- Please add entries in alphabetical order, within each section.
- Alternately, add a note in the "Latest updates" section describing what you are doing, if adding many contacts at once.
- Record confirmation ("sent" or "called") once you have reached them, with the date of contact and your name.
- Add a publication date and link if a relevant piece is published/produced.
Latest updates
[edit]- Raw list of potential contacts : Press release logbook/PR-1M-EN/Potentials
- If a media outlet explicitly rejects a release, please grey its name out, and note the reason given.
Major global media
[edit]Either over 500k in their audience, or not limited to a single country/geographic region.
Wire services
[edit]- Associated Press (AP) (info@ap.org) -- covered
- Press Association (copy@pa.press.net) -- email 3/3 Sj
- United Press International (UPI) (pressreleases@upi.com) email 3/3 Sj
Papers and Magazines
[edit]Other
[edit]- Christian Science Monitor (70k), www.csmonitor.com All-CSM mail: jostynj@ --email 3/3 Sj
- RTÉ News (news@rte.ie) --email 3/3 Sj
- World News, editor@wn.com. --email 3/3 Sj
Web sites
[edit]Major news sites
[edit]- CNET.com (send-us-news-tips@cnet.com, Martin.LaMonica) --email 3/3 Sj
- Slashdot.org (via form) - Done, published 3/1
- Ars technica (news@arstechnica.com) --email 3/3 Sj
Bloggers
[edit]Other online entities
[edit]Mailing Lists
IRC channels
- #wiki* on freenode.net - done
- #joiito on freenode.net - done
Wikis
- Wikipedia & other projects - Wikipedia done
Local Newspapers
[edit]United States (by state)
[edit]Unknown Location
CA
- The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California, United States, penews@pe.com --email 3/3 Sj
CT
- Hartford Courant : c goldberg (books) --email 3/3 Sj
- NHaven Register : news@newhavenregister.com --email 3/3 Sj
- The News-Times : M Langlois --email 3/3 Sj
DC
KS
- The Wichita Eagle : wenews@wichitaeagle.com --email 3/3 Sj
MA
- Boston Herald : newstips@bostonherald.com email March 3 -- Sj
- news@capecodonline.com email March 3 -- Sj
- news@eagletribune.com email March 3 -- Sj
- New Bedford Std Times : newsroom@standard-times.com (lib'n, gail couture) email March 3 -- Sj
- Patriot Ledger : newsroom@ledger.com (lib'n, linda chapman) email March 3 -- Sj
- MIT Technology Review (see Magazines below)
ME
NH
- Providence Journal : mail@projo.com Mich'l Cochran (tech & dev) email March 3 -- Sj
TX
WA
UK
[edit]all save the Guardian (already covered) sent March 3 -- Sj
- Guardian online (online.feedback@guardian.co.uk) and (newsroom@guardian.co.uk).
- The Independent (newseditor@independent.co.uk).
- The Times (home.news@thetimes.co.uk).
- Times Education Supplement http://www.tes.co.uk/site_information/contact_us.asp
- Evening Standard (editor@thisislondon.co.uk).
- Daily Express (news.desk@express.co.uk).
- South London Press (enquiries@slp.co.uk).
- Daily Mirror (mirrornews@mgn.co.uk and iblog@mirror.co.uk - net news).
- The Sun (news@the-sun.co.uk).
- Times Higher Education Supplement (l.elliotmajor@thes.co.uk).
- The Scotsman (enquiries@scotsman.com).
- International Herald Tribune (iht@iht.com).
- Daily Record (reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk).
- The Inquirer (press.releases@theinquirer.net).
- Wales on Sunday (wosmail@wme.co.uk).
- Birmingham News (birmingham_news@mrn.co.uk)
- Birmingham Evening Mail (eveningmail@mrn.co.uk)
- Belfast Telegraph (editor@belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
- Belfast News Letter (editor@newsletter.co.uk)
- Edinburgh Evening News (newsEN@scotsman.com)
- Scottish Daily Express (scot.news@express.co.uk)
- Scottish Sunday Express (scotsunday@express.co.uk)
- The Guardian Weekly (weekly@guardian.co.uk)
- Sunday Independent (newsdesk@sundayindependent.co.uk)
- Jewish Telegraph (mail@jewishtelegraph.com)
- Metro (Yorkshire) (listings@metroyorkshire.co.uk)
- Metro (London) (editorial@londonmetro.co.uk)
- Metro (Scotland) (editorial@metroscot.co.uk)
- Metro (North West) (editorial@metronorthwest.co.uk)
- Metro (North East) (editorial@metronortheast.co.uk)
- Sunday Mail (online@sundaymail.co.uk)
- The Mail on Sunday (letters@mailonsunday.co.uk)
- The Muslim News (info@muslimnews.co.uk)
- Sunday Post (mail@sundaypost.com)
- Scottish Catholic Observer (editorial@scottishcatholicobserver.com)
- The Sunday Times Scotland (scotland@sunday-times.co.uk)
- Ulster Gazette (ulster.gazette@ulsternet-ni.co.uk)
- The Telegraph (liz.lightfoot@telegraph.co.uk)
- sent March 3 Sj
Other Countries
[edit]PRC
Brasil
Ireland
Romania
Taiwan
Radio
[edit]Consider pitching a full story, not just a blurb or announcement.
- NPR
- Living on earth -email 3/3 Sj
- All things considered -email 3/3 Sj
- Fresh Air -email 3/3 Sj
- Talk of the Nation -email 3/3 Sj
- Sounds like Science -email 3/3 Sj
- Science Friday -email 3/3 Sj
- Open Source Radio -email 3/3 Sj
Freelance, other
[edit]- Lisa.Baertlein@reuters.com (Reuters) email March 3 -- Sj
Magazines
[edit]These have much longer lead times than the preceeding; expect reports in these beasts to come out over the next two months; consider pitching each one a story, not just sending a press release.
Major newsmagazines
[edit]- [mailto: ]New Scientist (news@newscientist.com) -email 3/3 Sj
Technology magazines
[edit]- MIT Technology Review: alyssa danigelis -email 3/3 Sj
- Computerworld(?|?) : cw.com Framingham, MA
- Michael gartenberg (mindspring) -sent 3/3 Sj
- Information Today(?|?) : infotoday.com (online too)
- Smart Computing(14d) : editor@ fundmentals, non-tech audience.
- Kylee Dickey -- software beats, incl encyclo/ref. Very Nice. [em]
- .net - Paul Douglas (email), editor -email 3/3 Sj
- Internetworks - Lisa Jones (email) -email 3/3 Sj
- Internet and Broadband Advisor - G. Barlow (email) -email 3/3 Sj
- PC Plus Magazine - I. Robson (email), editor? -email 3/3 Sj
- Micromart (email) -email 3/3 Sj
- Pc Pro (email) -email 3/3 Sj
- Computer Shopper (email) -email 3/3 Sj
- Linux Weekly News (email) -email 3/3 Sj
- Computeractive (email) -email 3/3 Sj
Education magazines
[edit]- Homeschooling today(180d) (email) -email 3/3 Sj
- Life learning: lifelearningmagazine.com 800-215-9574
- Wendy Priesnitz (email: wendy@) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- info on homebased self-directed learning, how kids learn, how adults can help.
Language magazines
[edit]- Language magazine: languagemagazine.com (email) 310-657-7767 -email sent 3/3 Sj
- bilingual education, esl and foreign-language teaching, national policy, literacy,
- curricula/testing, language-travel & training
- Multilingual Computing and Technology(42/56d|7k?) (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Donna Parrish (email: donna@), editor? (also material of interest to translators, & people who buy/use such tech) send press releases, etc. to info@
UK magazines
[edit]- Broadband World (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Connect (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Computing (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Internet Works (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- It's on the Net (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- IT Week (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- IT Today (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- LinuxUser and Developer (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- MacUser (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Palmtop User (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- PC Answers (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Publishing News (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Reader's Digest (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- WebUser (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Web Active (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj
- Which? (email) -email sent 3/3 Sj