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Black News Agency Wire (BNAW.com)
Launches as the Largest African American
News Aggregator on the Internet
Black News Agency Wire Emerges as Online One-Stop News Source for Black America and Beyond
As a veteran columnist and writer, Attorney A. Renee West, President of IEBB Media considers herself a true news junkie. So after years of scouring the web for fodder for her various commentaries and raves, West has announced the launch of Black News Agency Wire, (www.BNAW.com) the largest African American news aggregator on the web. More than the average news site, BNAW.com presents under one banner, the voices, thoughts and perspectives of hundreds of African American newspapers, editors, columnists, pundits, writers, bloggers and commentators.
Every day she and her staff sift over 500 sources for news and information for, about and pertaining to African Americans. Using software tailored for BNAW, headlines then post to the site in over 75 categories and properly sourced. When the reader clicks the headline, they are taken to the source's site.
"Politics, business, sports, entertainment, technology, lifestyle, reviews, hip hop, and more, Black News Agency Wire is unlike anything else on the web for Black folks at this time," explains West. "As an aggregator, we don't compete with the other sites, we drive traffic to them. At BNAW.com you quickly find and source all your news, mainstream and African American, in one compact location; then click & read at the originator's location. Imagine waking up every morning to the USA Today, New York Times, or Wall Street Journal, and it's expanded to include YOUR Black news, in a depth Google, Yahoo and Topix don't, under one concise banner!"
Adds, Chris Fisher, a 10 year veteran senior news analyst, "The newspaper industry is suffering. A website like BNAW.com definitely services our industry, and in a needed demographic."
A true labor of love, West has researched tirelessly for the past few years to create a site that meets the needs of the African American audience. The site has an easy to read navigation bar at the top and bottom of each page with various news categories. Each news page is then further divided into subcategories.
"From my own personal experience and research, I have found that not only is there so much news to access these days, but there is also the need to make sense of the news. Often in the media, politicians and others say what they need to say to get what they want, but couch it so there's deniability later, "expresses West. "BNAW not only tells you what they say, we tell you what the pundits said they said and then we find the truth and call it top stories or features, making it easier for you to get to what IS said!" reveals West.
In addition to aggregating, the site showcases daily polls, a weekly pop news quiz, and a Black Talk Forum and Reader Comment section. Unique to the site is the citizen reporter section, UReportNewz, where readers can upload local and national headlines they find of particular concern. Outside of sites like CNN, MSNBC and Digg, BNAW is one of the few African American sites with this unique capability.
To celebrate the launch, West invited readers to enter the "Yes You Can, Name Our Tagline" contest, where visitors can win $150.00 by submitting the selected catch phrase that encompasses the essence of the site. Readers can also get some R&R at the site - register, then refer 50 friends and receive $25.00.
"There is no greater time in the history of our country to have a national news site for African Americans. We were speaking before November 4th, but now, we are determining the conversation. BNAW is our vehicle for even greater change," cites A. Renee' West, president of IEBB Media and BNAW. "Yes we can, yes we did and yes - with BNAW we will continue to do so!"
About A. Renee West
A. Renee' West is an attorney, and added the title columnist when her first article on Black women and personal ad dating was published in the Los Angeles Sentinel in the early 90's. Since then she's penned almost 100 columns covering current events, life moments, and humor.
A graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Southwestern University School of Law, her readers find her "but did I lie," demand for disclosure of media biases, and willingness to look at both sides of issues refreshing. Her ability to use her experiences to let others know 'you're normal, so you're not alone,' is a gift.
Ms. West describes herself as "comfortable in my skin." 'I"m glad to see through the crap and be unaffected by it 99% of the time," she adds. "I'm a resident of Podunk, IL - although my soul still lives in New York." And on making one really smart choice in her life - "To travel. I've lived in New York, LA, KC, Atlanta, Brussels, Salzberg, Europe. Spent weekends in Rome, Barcelona, Munich, and Paris. Of course Amsterdam. Travel not only teaches you who you are, it grows you into who you will be, while exposing you to a world that forever opens you to think, question, and formulate."
To get all the news you can use, fast, go to www.BNAW.com .
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NOTE TO MEDIA: Renee West is available for interview. Contact makeda@jazzmynepr.com .
CALL FOR COLUMNISTS AND BLOGGERS: Partner with BNAW.com as an additional outlet for your views and commentary. Contact Renee West at arwest84@aol.com . |
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