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This is by far the most comprehensive list I have seen. You can make mailing labels from the disks that are supplied and streamline your mailings.

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Another source- Press Release Network

NewsLink is the American Journalism Review's comprehensive listing of worldwide news media. You can select the types of media you want to reach, go to their sites, and decide whether it would be appropriate to send them your press release.

You'll find links to online publications at the Electronic Newsstand. Most of these sites have instructions for submitting press releases.

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The 35weekly business newspapers published by American City Business Journals boasts a readership of 1.5 million, predominately owners andoperators of entrepreneurial businesses who find our news and informationinvaluable. We hope you'll visit often.

For press releases that relate to the computer industry, ComputerMagazines - Top100 Computer Magazines are the place to post those releases.

And to contact two major newspapers, visit:
Welcome to Washington Post.com
StarTribune Online

For sites devoted to various types of public relations, you can visit the following:

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For more resources of public relations firms, contact Public Relations OnlineResources and Organizations.

With the popularity of email, comes the option of submitting press releases by email. Press Associations listed on the Internet provide access to media in specific areas.Here's a list of email addresses you may find helpful for those associations:

Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Assn
New England Press Assn
New Jersey Press Assn
New York Newspaper Publishers Assn
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Assn
National Newspaper Assn
West Virginia Press Assn
North Carolina Press Assn
South Carolina Press Assn
Georgia Press Assn
Southern Newspaper Publishers Assn
Alabama Press Assn
Tennessee Press Assn
Mississippi Press Assn
Kentucky Press Assn
Iowa Newspaper Assn
Wisconsin Newspaper Assn
Minnesota Newspaper Assn
Inland Press Assn
Illinois Press Assn
Kansas Press Assn
Nebraska Press Assn
Louisiana Press Assn
Arkansas Press Assn
Southwestern College
Arizona Newspapers Assn
California Newspaper Publishers Assn
Oregon Newpaper Publishers Assn
Washington Newspaper Publishers Assn
Oklahoma Press Association
Pacific NW Newspaper Assn
Ontario Community Newspapers Assn

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