BEIJING, May 13—Xinhua PR Newswire today announced it was offering free news release distribution to any company or organization directly affected by the severe earthquake that struck Sichuan province Monday.

        XPRN Managing Director John M. Williams said the move was intended to help in the flow of needed information about relief efforts and well being of people in the damaged areas. Corporations or organizations representing such efforts will be allowed to contact XPRN in its Beijing (+86-10-58645288) or Shanghai (+86-21-61135934) offices but must identify their affiliations and provide proper reference. Submitted stories will immediately be sent to XPRN’s China circuits of some 10,000 journalists, all leading newspapers and news portals free of charge for the next several days, Williams said.

      Free offer would end at midnight on May 19.

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