The Internet is a vast sea of information. One can only imagine the successful quantification of the information contained in the worldwide web. This sea of information, and the people accessing this information, is a great location for you to go fishing if you know when to release a press release.
The format most (if not all) companies use when they release a press release can be simplified by their answering these questions: What’s the buzz? Where’s the buzz? Who’s in the buzz? When did the buzz happen? and How did it happen? A skillful combination of all or some of the answers to these questions makes up the entirety of your press release. Moreover, notice that all of these questions ask about one thing: buzz.
The decision to release a press release is still smart. This classic newsy kind of material is not dead, but it has significantly changed (which is probably why it is rumored to have passed).