What is "profnet"

A subsidiary of PR Newswire, ProfNet(SM) is an online community of communications professionals made to provide reporters access to expert sources. ProfNet was founded in 1992 and acquired by PR Newswire in 1996. Between 100 and 200 reporters use ProfNet daily.

Reporters and other professionals – such as meeting planners, authors, bloggers, publishers, government officials, and academic and corporate researchers – may connect with experts and speakers via four types of interactions: general queries, speaker queries, targeted queries, and roundups.