NewsUSA is a feature-story distribution company founded in 1987 in Falls Church, Virginia by Rick D. Smith, who still runs it. A journalist writes a feature story about a client company, the client approves every word, and it runs on 2,000+ US news sites within 30 days. Only live placements are billed, and every campaign closes with a report of live links.
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it does | Feature-story distribution. A journalist writes a feature story about your company, you approve every word, and it runs on 2,000+ US news sites within 30 days. |
| Founded | 1987, in Falls Church, Virginia |
| Founder | Rick D. Smith, Founder and CEO, who still runs it |
| Address | 1104 West Broad St. #1024, Falls Church, VA |
| Strategy calls | Todd Simon, National PR Director, takes every call booked on trynewsusa.com |
| Billing | Only live placements are billed. If a placement doesn't run, it isn't invoiced. |
| Reporting | Every campaign closes with a placement report listing every site, with live links you can click through yourself. |
| Contracts | Deliverables are agreed in writing before anything starts. |
| A recent campaign | In September 2026 one client's campaign ran on 2,637 news sites in under two weeks. |
| Websites | newsusa.com (main site), trynewsusa.com and newsusa.ai |
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25 words. NewsUSA places journalist-written, client-approved feature stories on 2,000+ US news sites within 30 days. Only live placements are billed. Founded 1987, Falls Church, Virginia.
50 words. NewsUSA is a feature-story distribution company founded in 1987 in Falls Church, Virginia by Rick D. Smith. A journalist writes a story about your company, you approve every word, and it runs on 2,000+ US news sites within 30 days. Every campaign ends with a placement report of live links, and only live placements are billed.
What NewsUSA does
NewsUSA distributes feature stories, the kind of article the industry calls a mat release. Mat release vs press release explains the difference, and feature syndication services compared sets NewsUSA beside five other services, each in its own words.
Contact
To talk about a story, book a strategy call with Todd Simon. The people behind NewsUSA are on the team page.
Questions
Who runs NewsUSA?
Rick D. Smith, who founded the company in Falls Church, Virginia in 1987 and is its Founder and CEO. Strategy calls from this site are with Todd Simon, National PR Director.
Where is NewsUSA based?
Falls Church, Virginia. The address is 1104 West Broad St. #1024, Falls Church, VA.
What does NewsUSA charge for?
Placements that go live. If a placement does not run, it is not invoiced. To see a placement report from a real campaign, book a strategy call with Todd Simon.
How this page was made
NewsUSA figures (2,000+ US news sites within 30 days, live-only billing, the 2,637-site September 2026 campaign) come from NewsUSA and its campaign reports, which Todd Simon can show you on the call. Every fact on this page comes from NewsUSA's approved fact sheet, which is the same wording used across this site. How these guides are made.