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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. NEWSWIRE, WORLD-WIRE PARTNER TO PROVIDE EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS WASHINGTON, DC, Sepember 7, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- U.S. Newswire (USN), the leading electronic distributor of full-text and multimedia news to the media and online worlds for public interest news sources, today announced it has partnered with World-Wire, a new internet-based environmental news distribution service, to provide enhanced distribution to environmental audiences through USN's Environmental Wire. "Our clients are constantly looking for new and more effective ways to reach the ever-expanding environmental audience," said Mark Bagley, Senior Vice President of U.S. Newswire. "We are pleased to be partnering with World-Wire to enhance our distribution network and give our clients another way to reach more specialized environmental audiences. World-Wire provides a nice complement to our long-standing commitment to providing the most effective tools for reaching the media and online communities that follow environmental issues, which are extremely important to our clients in this space," Bagley added. U.S. Newswire's industry-leading Environmental Wire provides direct distribution of environmental news and information to print, broadcast and online newsrooms nationwide via direct wire service feed into newsroom computer systems, as well as extensive coverage of the environmental trade press through targeted e-mail and fax, and guaranteed, featured placement of releases on leading online news sites including AOL News, Google News, Yahoo! News and more. USN's standard Environmental Wire distribution is available for $495. U.S. Newswire clients may include the World-Wire distribution with USN's Environmental Wire for an additional $295. "The environmental community is extremely influential, helping to shape important government policies, multi-million dollar international projects and worldwide implementation of environmental initiatives," said Jim Crabtree, President of World-Wire. "We are excited about joining forces with U.S. Newswire to help our clients expand their influence and visibility beyond the specialty environmental press to include the major general news media who are interested in what they are doing, as well as give our clients the ability to have their news appear in all of the online services and databases that U.S. Newswire serves." World-Wire clients may add U.S. Newswire's premier National Circuit distribution to the World-Wire distribution circuit for an additional $395. About U.S. Newswire U.S. Newswire, www.usnewswire.com provides professional production, distribution and monitoring of full-text and multimedia news on behalf of leading public interest news sources worldwide who seek to reach the news media, policy makers and the general public with their up to the minute news developments. Founded in Washington, D.C. in 1986, U.S. Newswire maintains regional news bureaus throughout the United States, serving the communications needs of key interest groups, associations, government agencies and other public interest news sources in communities large and small. Utilizing the latest in communications technology, U.S. Newswire content is delivered to print, broadcast and online media worldwide via the most comprehensive satellite newswire and Web-based distribution network. U.S. Newswire is a division of Medialink Worldwide Incorporated (Nasdaq: MDLK). About World-Wire World-Wire, www.world-wire.com, is a new cutting-edge press release distribution service offering targeted, one-to-one distribution of environmental news releases to media across the United States and around the world who follow environment, science, energy, health and sustainable business issues, as well as corporate executives, scientists, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations. These influential audiences receive World-Wire press releases and graphics by electronic e-mail and Web-based distribution wherever they may be. Founded in January 2004, World-Wire maintains operations in Washington, DC; Seattle, Washington; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Madrid, Spain. About Medialink: Medialink Worldwide, Inc., www.medialink.com, is a global leader in providing comprehensive and compelling multimedia communication solutions and services for thousands of leading organizations, institutions and companies seeking to communicate news to their audiences through television, radio, print and the Internet. The company provides production and satellite distribution of video and audio news, multimedia webcasting services, press release newswire distribution, photography production and digital distribution, and strategic corporate communications consulting. Medialink also provides media monitoring and analysis and public relations research to help clients determine return on investment from their communications efforts. Based in New York, Medialink has offices throughout the United States including an international hub in London. For More Information: Brian Taylor Vice President, Marketing Communications U.S. Newswire 800-544-8995, ext. 25 taylor@usnewswire.com Jim Crabtree President World-Wire 800-637-3178 editor@world-wire.com With the exception of the historical information contained in the release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Such statements may relate, among other things, to our ability to respond to economic changes and improve operational efficiency, the benefits of our products to be realized by our customers, or our plans, objectives, and expected financial and operating results. Forward-looking statements may also include, without limitation, any statement relating to future events, conditions or circumstances or using words such as: will, believe, anticipate, expect, could, may, estimate, project, plan, predict, intend or similar expressions that involve risk or uncertainty. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, our recent history of losses, our ability to achieve or maintain profitability; worldwide economic weakness; geopolitical conditions and continued threats of terrorism; effectiveness of our cost reduction programs; our ability to develop new services and market acceptance of such services, such as Teletrax; the volume and importance of breaking news which can have the effect of crowding out the content we produce and deliver to broadcast outlets on behalf of our clients; our ability to develop new products and services that keep pace with technology; ur ability to develop and maintain successful relationships with critical vendors; the potential negative effects of our international operations on the Company; future acquisitions or divestitures may adversely affect our operations and financial results; the absence of long term contracts with customers and vendors; and increased competition may have an adverse effect on pricing, revenues, gross margins and our customer base. More detailed information about these risk factors is set forth in filings by Medialink Worldwide Incorporated with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's registration statement, most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other publicly available information regarding the Company. Medialink Worldwide Incorporated is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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