{"id":6016,"date":"2022-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/352086-prnewsio-cancels-fees-for-ukrainian-media-to-support-local-journalism.html"},"modified":"2022-09-27T13:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T11:48:14","slug":"352086-prnewsio-cancels-fees-for-ukrainian-media-to-support-local-journalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/352086-prnewsio-cancels-fees-for-ukrainian-media-to-support-local-journalism.html","title":{"rendered":"PRNEWS.IO cancels fees for ukrainian media to support local journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- #######  THIS IS A COMMENT - Visible only in the source editor #########--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support independent local media in Ukraine, the PRNEWS.IO online platform has canceled fees for all media outlets owned by Ukrainian publishers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine has virtually paralyzed the Ukrainian economy,\u201d says Alexander Storozhuk, a PRNEWS board member, \u201cLocal businesses have suspended advertising contracts with the news media due to reporters constantly having to put their lives in danger while working on news stories on the front lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PRNEWS.IO platform is currently connected to 5070 news sites owned by Ukrainian publishers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Alexander Storozhuk, people from all over the world are looking for a way to help Ukrainians. Support from international brands and digital nomads in the form of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prnews.io\/sites\/country\/ukraine\/order\/audience\/sort\/desc\/?i=3723444\"><strong>buying advertising in the Ukrainian media<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a great way to accomplish this goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRNEWS.IO allows brands to publish stories in the media and publishers of news sites to receive rewards for their efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On February 24, the day when Russia invaded Ukraine, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.prnews.io\/349252-PRNEWSIO-Stops-Operations-With-Russian-News-Media.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRNEWS.IO disconnected more than 16,000 news outlets owned by Russian publishers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company has also been affected by the war in Ukraine due to its employees who are located in the city of Mykolayiv which is in the southern part of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About PRNEWS.IO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRNEWS.IO is an Eastern European startup based on a mission to use big data for predictable brand communications with people through media stories. The company collects information on hyperlocal online newspapers and niche online publications. A total of 72,000 media outlets from 142 countries are connected to the platform. Since the beginning of 2021, the platform PRNEWS.IO has been visited by more than 1.5 million people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRNEWS.IO operates in Estonia and has a development office in Ukraine. The company is also a service provider for the Estonian digital citizenship program e-Residency and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was named as providing the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/prnews-io\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Small Business Support in the Winter of 2022\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by G2, the world&#8217;s largest technology marketplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexander Storozhuk, Founder and Board Member of PRNEWS.IO, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.prnews.io\/341630-Alexander-Storozhuk-founder-and-board-member-of-PRNEWS-is-accepted-to-Forbes-Business-Council.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was recently admitted to the Forbes Business Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To support independent local media in Ukraine, the PRNEWS.IO online platform has canceled fees for all media outlets owned by Ukrainian publishers. \u201cRussia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine has virtually paralyzed the Ukrainian economy,\u201d says Alexander Storozhuk, a PRNEWS board member, \u201cLocal businesses have suspended advertising contracts with the news media due to reporters constantly having to put their lives in danger while working on news stories on the front lines.\u201d The PRNEWS.IO platform is currently connected to 5070 news sites owned by Ukrainian publishers. 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