Contact HFN at (424) 200-3801
Ratner Media / Health Food News
Editorial Offices in Los Angeles, CA
Media Voice: 1-800-248-2814
News Phone: (424) 200-3801
Voice/Fax: (310) 570-1370
NOTE: We are in the West Coast Timezone (PST)
News Desk Pitches by Appointment Only
Monday - Friday 7:30AM to 5:30PM PST
Reader comments and inquiries can be made at: Info@HealthFoodNews.com
RSS, Subscription Newsletter and other Social Media Services available!
Sending product samples, printed press kits, etc via USPO, Fedex or UPS use this address:
Health Food News 11664 National Blvd #150 Los Angeles, CA 90064 Attn: Editor
Partnership offices and reporting sites are located worldwide. Academic internships offered.
General news, reporter requests, media inquiries and press releases should be sent to this email address in a XP (not Vista) word document or text file (news body in email) to HealthFoodNews@yahoo.com
To read about additional reasons why you should submit your information to HealthFoodNews - click here -
To read about our Fair Use / Public Disclaimer and Terms of Conditions CLICK HERE
To submit an article or news story to any Ratner Media news web site all you have to do is simply follow this procedure. Except for StoryTIP.com you do not have to be a registered member or get granted access rights by the webmaster to submit news to us directly. News media please contact us directly for HOT story leads, quotes, phone numbers and web access / special insider privileges.
Any email sent to HealthFoodNews@Yahoo.com will be considered as a possible item for news posting and distribution. By emailing us you are making your information available to all members and reporters within the Ratner Media News Network to read and use. Our reporters scan multiple news sources and press wires each day for potential story pick-ups however, about once a week the Editorial Team will go over the messages we received which have relevance and pick out the ones that are thought to be of special interest to the industry and news media community. We have many different options to post and help carry your news story to a wider public distribution and news media community. Ask us about these services.
Submission Procedure
Due to the large amount of news / announcements we receive, we now require a follow-on action for submissions.
The procedure works as follow:.
- Make direct contact with one of our reporters or editors via Email or calling (424) 200-3801 and talking to us.
- Email your submission to HealthFoodNewsATYahoo.com referencing the reporter/editor and story talked about.
- Follow-up. With the amount of volume of news stories and PR pitches - we want to make sure you get posted.
HealthFoodNews.com uses a pay-per-post media placement model for Headline Stories, Features and Newswire. Depending upon approval of your submission we will arrange to talk with you directly about the appropriate news section placement.
General guidelines for submissions
The subject line should be descriptive and no more than 70 characters.
Examples of good subject lines:
Industry News and Changes | Personnel, Products, Purchases, etc |
Announcing new book, research, trends, or other educational reports
Announcing an event, workshop, fundraiser, release party, award, etc
Request for product review, feature story or executive interview
Articles; Information Factoids, Content Sources, Media/Sales Matrix Analysis
The body of the message must be plain text with no more than 80 characters per line. The message itself should be as concise as possible, and no more than a few dozen lines at most. We recommend providing a URL for detailed information such as program committees, schedules, registration forms, etc.
Please format the body of the message exactly as you wish it to appear in the digest. You do not need to include a request to include your item in the digest; i.e., no need to include "Please consider the following for inclusion in tomorrow's news..." And please omit your signature.
Adherence to these guidelines will make the life of the digest editor easier and so will be very much appreciated. Thanks for your support of Health Food News!
You can submit articles any time and they will be approved and followed up on as soon as our staff has a chance to do so. HealthFoodNews is interested in all areas of industry coverage including Lohas, Technology, Green News, Organics & Natural Product Information
What to Submit
If your industry or organization has news related to the natural foods/health industry -- let us know. We want to publish stories about significant developments such as new products releases, surveys, educational events, financial news, conservation news, etc. Jot us a note with contact information...or send a news release. You can email us your press release at HealthFoodNews@Yahoo.com News in a sustainable world is a collaborative exchange -- and we want to help you get the word out. We have many different methods and services to help your news go 'word viral'.
NEW PRODUCT/SERVICE Press Releases: What to Submit
Submit your green and sustainable product and service news for distribution to the media and business leaders of the Healthy Lifestyle / Life Food / Natural Products / Going Green / Organic Industry. Any of these categories will do fine!
How to Submit Your News - (more information can be found here)
Send e-mail news release and Web-quality photo(if available) to us. You can send it by e-mail or postal mail.
News release should include the following information:
Product or service name and description
Date the product was/is released on the market. Date of significant upgrades.
Healthy or green sustainable applications for the product or service
Features that differentiate your product/service
Complete contact information (marketing, sales or technical support)to investigate or buy the item
Optional information that will be helpful: specific niche markets, applications, technical breakthroughs, etc.
Links to product sheets, white papers, high-res photos etc.
Keywords that would be used to search for this product/service.
A maximum of 500 words is suggested. Photos are welcome -- we will select the best if you send several -- limit to 3, please. Prepare them for Web use: High quality, RGB, 72 dpi, maximum of 100k size. Please provide a URL reference for high-resolution versions.
All submissions are subject to review and acceptance based on our TOC and editorial guidelines for natural, green and sustainable solutions.
News Release Submission
If you have questions, please call our news desk direct at: 1-424-200-3801
Send your news release (and photo) by e-mail to HealthFoodNews@Yahoo.com
Or mail your news releases, products for review and/or photos to:
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Michael D. Ratner,
Executive Editor
(424) 200-3801
Health Food News
11664 National Blvd #150
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 570-1370 voice/fax
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ABOUT US
Health Food News is now part of the Ratner Media Network
HealthFoodNews.com first launched in 1998 and set the trend in online news posting services ahead of it's time. After a long hiatus we have redesigned and relaunched the website as an industry newswire and PR marketing channel that makes providing news to the media easy and straightforward. Our parent company Ratner Media offers a variety of value-added services to enhance your social media standing and Internet presence. Health Food News can help your business obtain vertical reach and get the attention of trade press and media quickly and effectively - locally, nationally and internationally.
Health Food News not only offers press release posting but active distribution of your news backed by a Press Promotion Partnership that brings attention to your story through multiple online placements and blog commentary (premium service).
Ratner Media makes available added marketing features, public relations and media connections to help businesses like yours succeed. We can help you reach your potential using hi-tech methods via traditional marketing services like direct mail, fax blast and also webinars, SEO and email campaigns. Our other business conducts surveys via Research Poll.
You only have a brief second to capture the attention and imagination of a news reporter. Why not direct their interest to the news you have already posted on Health Food News making the case that you are story-worthy and your news has "legs". Meaning, that by posting on our newswire service you are showing that you have interest, credibility and visibility.
It is something to consider. Do it right. Use our services because it is well worth the small investment to get the word out.
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Disclaimer Notice
Product Reviews & News Posting Policy & Notice PUBLIC USE DISCLAIMER
Contributors to Health Food News and related All Press Wire and other Ratner Media news relay services are provided for PR purposes only. We do not make any claims nor does posting of news constitute any endorsement from us. Any recommendation from us is based ONLY on news value and topic interest for other reporters to pick up and carry as a media story/news article post. Every company & product representative is solely responsible for the facts and accuracy of all information submitted by them for transmission to (news posting on) the Health Food News or affiliated presswire network. The only responsibility of our reporters and editors shall accept is to make reasonable efforts to catch and correct any error of fact, timing or omission as it is brought to our attention. We reserve the right to reject copy when it does fit with our news posting policy.
WE MAKE NO HEALTH CLAIMS OR BENEFITS FROM USING ANY PRODUCT WHAT-SO-EVER
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RATNER MEDIA NEWS POSTING & EDITORIAL GUIDELINES
Any and all postings to any News Section of Ratner Media network of news websites shall adhere to the following guidelines. The editorial staff of Ratner Media is the sole authority for interpreting these guidelines and determining which members of the press can post and which PR agents or otherwise reporters employed or freelance can contribute herein. You are welcome to post press releases that serve the particular website audience and membership of the industry you are addressing. All submissions are subject to the Terms of Service Agreement ("TOS"), (a copy of which may be found here), and to any editing, space limitations, deadlines and other requirements as may be established by the Editorial Staff of Ratner Media from time to time. Editorial policies may adjust, add-on and change without new notice or forewarning.
Ratner Media host of services include a number of news websites such as All Press Wire, Submit News, Press Calendar, StoryTip, Buzz Reporter, HealthFoodNews, eMediaNews among others. As such our editorial team is very selective on the content it chooses to post. We limit ourselves to a certain number of daily & weekly stories that we distribute. For this reason we often choose not to run or post items that we feel are not in the best interest or quality for our media subscribers. However, your news, Story Tip or Press Release may become the perfect item for posting on our site, if so we offer various packages to help promote your news to reach the right media outlets. Please contact us to learn more about what each of our news posting and distribution services can do for you.
Media Format
When submitting press releases for publication on any of our Newswires, please restrict length to no more than 200 words text via email or word document. Longer releases may be declined or edited for length . By using the Service (as defined in the TOS), including (without limitation) submitting Content for publication, you agree to comply with, and be bound by, all of the terms and conditions of the TOS and these guidelines.
Conduct
You understand that all information, data, text, software, voice, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Ratner Media, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive or objectionable. Under no circumstances will the Ratner Media or it's posting affiliates be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.
You agree to use the Service solely for the purpose of posting factual, newsworthy information of general interest to the targeted industry, such as (without limitation) product and similar announcements, the fact that your company has been awarded a contract or entered into a relationship with another company, personnel announcements, and legislative announcements that affect the industry. Opinion and editorial pieces are not considered newsworthy for these purposes and are not welcome.
In addition to the ban on op-ed pieces, Content is not welcome on the Service if
it directly or indirectly (by links or references to other websites or otherwise):
(i) discusses prospective private or insider information, speculative pricing or costs;
(ii) advocates, encourages or condones malice towards any company or individual;
(iii) advocates, encourages or condones market allocation;
(iv) makes any personal attack on or against any person or company;
(v) is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(vi) advocates or discusses illegal activities with the intent of committing, or causing the commission of, such activities;
(vii) discusses in appropriate editorial matters such as religious or political viewpoints; or
(viii) advocates, encourages or condones any activity or action that our editorial team in its sole discretion, finds hostile, unacceptable, offensive or inappropriate for the Service.
By using the Service, including (without limitation) submitting Content for publication, you agree not to use the Service to:
(i) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an company official, employee, agent, other news source, media representative, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
(ii) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
(iii) upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
(iv) upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
(v) upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
(vi) upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
(vii) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' and news reporters ability to engage in exchanges;
(viii) interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
(ix) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the FDA, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law; or
(x) engage in any other activities deemed by the Editorial Team, in its sole discretion, to be offensive, harmful, inappropriate, disruptive or undesirable for our readers and news users.
By using the Service, including (without limitation) submitting Content for publication, you acknowledge, consent and agree that Ratner Media may or may not pre-screen Content, but that Ratner Media shall have ultimate say and the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse or move any Content that is available via the Service. The Editorial Staff shall determine in its sole discretion how long to leave news postings up in which order and section (or other area of medium) within Ratner Media news network websites, and whether to archive such news items; pictures, audio, video, articles or press releases.
Without limiting the foregoing, Ratner Media shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable (as determined by our Editorial Team in its sole discretion). You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content (including without limitation press releases), including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
By using the Service, including (without limitation) submitting Content for publication, you acknowledge, consent and agree that the Service and software embodied within the Service may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by Ratner Media and/or content providers who provide content to the Service. You will not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the Service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on the Service, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
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By your submission to any of Ratner Media news websites or services you acknowledge and agree to publication of your item or press release in partial or full, edited or not, links active or not, online, via email newsletter, podcast or other form of posting or transmission or by any other news medium or publication and as such you grant Ratner Media the licenses to use your news information and/or press release, all in the manner indicated herein and in accordance with the terms and conditions in the TOS, and without royalty or other payment of any kind.
Contact HFN at (424) 200-3801
Ratner Media / Health Food News
Editorial Offices in Los Angeles, CA
Media Voice: 1-800-248-2814
News Phone: (424) 200-3801
Voice/Fax: (310) 570-1370
NOTE: West Coast Timezone (PST)
News Desk Pitches by Appointment Only
Monday - Friday 7:30AM to 5:30PM PST
General Email Inquiries can be made at: Info@HealthFoodNews.com
RSS, Subscription Newsletter and other Social Media Services available!
Partnership offices and reporting sites are located worldwide. Academic internships offered.
