Whats the difference between a press release and a news release?
Press release is the standard term used to describe a release of information to the press, back when the media world was predominantly print journalism. With the tremendous amount of radio, television and online media today, however, the term news release has become the standard. There are also media advisories or alerts, but they are traditionally not printed or carried on air by the media, but are more of an advisory document providing basic info about a situation, alerting the media to something they may want to cover.
