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U.S. Newswire

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Last Update To Bluesheet: July 5, 2007

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File Description Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort
Subject Coverage Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options
Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates


File Description [top]

U.S. Newswire contains the full text of news releases for sources such as the White House (including every news release, daily schedules for the president and vice president, proclamations, fact sheets, and transcripts of major speeches and the daily White House media briefing). Other sources include: Cabinet and other federal government agencies; Congressional offices; political parties and campaigns; trade associations; interest groups; and labor unions. News releases are written by the originating agencies.


U.S. Newswire is contained in two databases: Files 605 and 665. File 605 contains data beginning in May 1999 and closing in May 2007. File 665 contains archive data spanning from May 1995 through April 1999. The OneSearch/DIALINDEX category USNEWSWIRE may be used to begin both files simultaneously, i.e., BEGIN USNEWSWIRE.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 605

to search the most recent news releases of the federal government and other national organizations.

USE /LP,/TI

to identify transcript records.

     S TRANSCRIPT/LP, TI

USE USNEWSWIRE

to search Files 605 and 665 simultaneously in OneSearch or DIALINDEX

     BEGIN USNEWSWIRE      BEGIN 411; SF USNEWSWIRE

USE STANDARDIZED INFOSORT TERMS

(in File 605) to search Company Names (/CO, CO=), Geographic Names (/GN, GN=), Event Names (/DE, EN=), or Industry Names (/PN, PN=).



Subject Coverage [top]

The subject coverage of U.S. Newswire includes:

  • Agriculture
  • Defense & Veterans Affairs
  • Education
  • Employment & Labor
  • Environment
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Government
  • Health Care
  • Housing & Welfare
  • Justice & Law
  • Politics
  • Trade & Taxation
  • Transportation


Print Counterparts [top]

  • None


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: May 1999 to May 2007 (File 605)
May 1995 - April 1999 (File 665)
File Size: 92,182 records as of May 2007 (File 605)
28,500 records (File 665)
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Complete Text Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Press Releases
  • Newswires


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • US Only


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • DIALOG Alert Available
  • Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available
  • CURRENT Feature Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
AEROBUS Aerospace and Defense Industry
CHEMREGS Chemical Regulation
DEFBUS Defense and Aerospace Industry
ENERGYRE Energy Regulation
ENVREGS Environmental Regulation
GENERALN General News Files
GOVT Government
JAPANNEW Japanese Business News
LAW Legal Information
NEWSFILE News, Archival
NEWSWIRE Newswires
POLISCI Political Science
PUBAFF Public Affairs
REGS Regulations
TAXACCT Tax and Accounting
USPOLICY U.S. Government Policy
USREGS U.S. Government Regulations
WASHNEWS Washington D.C. News


Contact [top]

U.S. Newswire is provided by U.S. Newswire via Comtex Scientific Corporation. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

U.S. Newswire
National Press Bldg.
Suite 1272
Washington, DC 20045

Telephone: 202-347-2770
Fax: 202-347-2767
E-Mail: newsdesk@usnewswire.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

U.S. Newswire is copyrighted by U.S. Newswire via Comtex

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD FOR FILE 605 [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 605:U.S. Newswire 
    (c) 1999 U.S. Newswire via Comtex. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00160054  19990503123N0029  (THIS IS THE FULLTEXT) 
  /TI  Broad-based National Coalition Calls for Action to Protect Public in 
    the Digital Age 
  JN=  U.S. Newswire 
  DY=,MO=,PD=,PY=  Monday, May 3, 1999  18:01 EDT 
  JC=,LA=,RT=  JOURNAL CODE:  US  LANGUAGE:  ENGLISH  RECORD TYPE:  FULLTEXT 
  DT=  DOCUMENT TYPE:  NEWSWIRE 
    WORD COUNT: 786 
     
    TEXT: 
  DL=,/LP,/TX  WASHINGTON, May 3 /U.S. Newswire/ - People for Better TV called today 
    for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action to 
    protect the interest of the public as the nation makes the transition 
    to digital TV. People for Better TV is a new coalition of dozens of 
    organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the 
    Communications Workers of America, the Consumer Federation of America, 
    the League of United Latin American Citizens, the NAACP, the National 
    Council of Churches, and the National Organization for Women. 
     
    A press conference to make the announcement will be held at 10 a.m. on 
    Monday, May 3, at the American Society for the Advancement of Science 
    building, Second Floor (1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington). 
     
  /TX  In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress gave broadcasters $70 
    billion worth of additional public airwaves for digital TV broadcasts. 
    In May, broadcasters in the nation's top ten television markets are 
    supposed to begin using these additional TV airwaves. Already, stations 
    in 26 markets are on the air with a digital signal (see below). But, 
    the FCC has yet to determine how television station owners should 
    compensate communities. 
     
    "To protect the interests of consumers, the FCC should begin public 
    hearings on the public interest obligations of digital television 
    broadcasters without further delay," said former Sen. Howard 
    Metzenbaum, chairman of the Consumer Federation of America. "We are 
    concerned about issues of privacy and excessive rates for pay-per-view 
    programming over the public airwaves." 
     
    "Currently, just seven large corporations, such as General Electric and 
    Time Warner, own the vast majority of all local television stations 
    across the country," declared Mark Lloyd, executive director of the 
    Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy. "We need the FCC to begin 
    to protect the interests of the little guy. We want TV that serves the 
    needs of ordinary Americans in their local communities. We have a right 
    to ask for these things because TV broadcasters use our public property 
    -- the airwaves." 
     
    In urging public hearings by the FCC, People for Better TV will 
    announce that it is submitting a petition to the Commission which 
    argues that the needs of parents, children and communities must be 
    protected in the digital age. The coalition will be urging all 
    Americans to call upon the FCC to take action on behalf of the public 
    and set standards for television station owners as they enter the 
    digital age. 
     
    "Digital Television can be a great educational tool for all Americans, 
    if the FCC sets the right standards for the 21st Century," said Ms. 
    Merlie Evers-Williams of the NAACP. 
    (...) 
         Copyright (c) 1999 U.S. Newswire. All rights reserved. 
  /CO,CO=  COMPANY NAMES:  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
      COMMISSION INC; COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA; COUNCIL OF CHURCHES; TIME 
      WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO LP; INDEPENDENT VIDEO INC 
  /GN,GN=  GEOGRAPHIC NAMES:  CONNECTICUT; OHIO; USA; AMERICAS; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH 
      AMERICA 
  /PN,PN=  INDUSTRY NAMES:  BROADCASTING; MEDIA INDUSTRIES; TV STATIONS; COMMUNICATIONS 
      TECHNOLOGIES 
  /DE,EN=  EVENT NAMES:  ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS 


SAMPLE RECORD FOR FILE 665 [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 665:U.S. Newswire 
    (c) 1999 U.S. Newswire via Comtex. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00147684    Supplier #: 326n0003(THIS IS THE FULLTEXT) 
  /TI  Clinton Remarks Upon Arrival in Denver 
  JN=  U.S. Newswire 
  PD=, PY=  Nov. 22, 1997  15:02 E.T. 
  DT=, RT=, LA=  DOCUMENT TYPE: NEWSWIRE    RECORD TYPE: FULLTEXT    LANGUAGE: ENGLISH 
    WORD COUNT:       1515 
     
    TEXT: 
  /LP, /TX  WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcript of remarks by 
    President Clinton upon arrival in Denver: 
     
    11:58 A.M. MST 
    THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to make a few remarks about 
    the conference that I'm about to leave for of Asian Pacific leaders in 
    Vancouver.  But before I do I'd like to say a couple of words about a topic the 
    city of Denver is very much focused on now. 
     
  /TX  Recently, this wonderful city has witnessed several vicious, violent crimes. 
    The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into at least one 
    of those cases; therefore, I cannot comment specifically on it.  But I can say 
    this: We must not -- and I know the people of Denver will not -- tolerate acts 
    of violence that are fed by hate against people of another color.  And we must 
    not tolerate violence and hatred targeted against police officers, the people 
    who put their lives on the line for us every day.  And finally, we must honor 
    and support the efforts of our fellow Americans, like the courageous woman here 
    in Denver, who act to prevent or mitigate such violence. 
     
    These tragic incidents are painful illustrations of why our recent White House 
    Conference on Hate Crimes and our race initiative are so important, and why we 
    have to do more to combat acts like this and to prevent them, by removing the 
    poison that breeds them from all our hearts. 
     
    Let me also say it is wonderful to be back in Denver.  I appreciate Governor 
    Romer and Congressman Skaggs and Congresswoman DeGette for flying out here with 
    me.  And I was glad to be greeted by Mrs. Webb and a number of other officials. 
    I want to thank the people of Denver again for the wonderful job they did in 
    hosting the Summit of the Eight this summer.  I'd also like to say a special 
    word of appreciation to Congressman Skaggs as he leaves his career in Congress 
    for all that he has done. 
    (...) 
     
    END 12:09 P.M. MST 
     
    Copyright (c) 1997 U.S. Newswire 
     
  /CO, CO=  COMPANY NAMES (DIALOG-Generated): International Monetary Fund; Justice Department; 
      United Nations Security Council; White House Conference on Hate Crimes 
  CN=  COUNTRY NAMES:   ASIA; CHINA; IRAN; IRAQ; JAPAN; KOREA; USA 
  IN=  INDUSTRY NAMES:  GOVERNMENT; NUCLEAR; SEMICONDUCTORS; TECHNOLOGY; 
      TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
  /DE  DESCRIPTORS:     CAREER; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE; CONGRESS; ECONOMY; IMF; 
      INVESTIGATION; MARKET; POLICE; PRODUCTS; SALES; TRADE; UNITED NATIONS; WAR; 
      WASHINGTON; WEAPONS 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S FCC
/CO CO Company/Organization Name1,2 Word S FEDERAL(W)COMMUNICATIONS(W)COMMISSION/CO
/DE DE Descriptor2,3 Word
& Phrase		 S INSTITUTIONS/DE
S "ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS"/DE
/GN GN Geographic Name1,2,4 Word S USA/GN
/LP LP Lead Paragraph Word S NAACP/LP
/PN PN Industry Name1,2,4 Word S BROADCASTING/PN
/TI TI Title Word S NATIONAL(W)COALITION/TI
/TX TX Text Word S DIGITAL(W)(TV OR TELEVISION)/TX

1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

2 Contains INFOSORT terms (see HELP INFOSORT).

3 Also /DF.

4 Available only in File 605.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AA Supplier Accession Number Phrase S AA=IE841477084F011D9A60AD89?
None AZ DIALOG Accession Number
CN= CN Country Name5 Phrase S CN=KOREA
CO= CO Company/Organization Name1,2 Phrase S CO=INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
DL= DL Dateline4 Word
& Phrase		 S DL=WASHINGTON
S DL=NEW YORK?
DT= DT Document Type Phrase S DT=NEWSWIRE
DY= DY Publication Day4 Phrase S DY=MONDAY
EN= EN Event Name2,4,6 Phrase S EN="ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS"
GN= GN Geographic Name1,2,4 Phrase S GN=NEW ENGLAND
IN= IN Industry Name1,5 Phrase S IN=TECHNOLOGY
JC= JC Journal Code4 Phrase S JC=US
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=U.S. NEWSWIRE
LA= LA Language Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
MO= MO Publication Month4 Phrase S MO=MAY
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=19990503
PN= PN Industry Name1,2,4 Phrase S PN=COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=1999
RT= RT Record Type Phrase S RT=FULLTEXT
None SO Source Information
None TM Time
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=19990503:9999
None WD Word Count

5 Available only in File 665.

6 Also searchable using /DE.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/LONG Word Count of 1,000 words or more S S3/LONG
/SHORT Word Count of less than 1,000 words S S4/SHORT
/YYYY Publication Year S S2/2007


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AA, JN, PD, PY, TI SORT S6/ALL/TI


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK AU S3


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S4/TI,LP/1-5
PRINT S6/TI,GN,PD/ALL


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Text
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation and Word Count
4 -- Bibliographic Citation, Lead Paragraph, and Word Count
5 -- Bibliographic Citation, Indexing, Lead Paragraph, and Word Count
6 Short Title, Publication Date, and Word Count
7 Long Bibliographic Citation and Text
8 Free Title, Publication Date, Word Count, and Indexing
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly TYPE 00085603/9
DISPLAY 000734210/5
PRINT 00095905/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: U.S. Newswire (May 1999-May 2007)[605]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $1.04
Cost per minute:                   $0.63
Report Elements                    $0.00
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.41    $1.41
     3    $1.41    $1.41
     4    $1.79    $1.79
     5    $1.79    $1.79
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $2.98    $2.98
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $3.85    $3.85
KWIC95    $0.00       NA
KWIC96    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

Rates For File: U.S. Newswire (1995-Apr 1999)[665]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $1.04
Cost per minute:                   $0.63
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.41    $1.41
     3    $1.41    $1.41
     4    $1.79    $1.79
     5    $1.79    $1.79
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $2.98    $2.98
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $3.85    $3.85
KWIC95    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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