ANNOUNCING NEWS EXPO 2007!

WASHINGTON – Tapping into the new world of information resources comes a new annual event – an interactive conference event for news breakers, news shakers, news makers and news junkies.

Welcome to "News Expo 2007" – planned for the biggest hotel ballroom in the nation's capital, at the Washington Hilton, where some 1,500 journalists, bloggers, publishers, authors and news consumers are expected to gather to participate in the breaking of news, the analysis of events and the discussion of trends.

NEWS EXPO 2007 is the brainchild of the founders of WorldNetDaily.com, the largest independent Internet news source and is being co-sponsored by other news organizations, publishers and media enterprises.

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The idea is to bring together all these folks in a lively, spirited, free-flowing new venue defined by interactivity, debate, simulated press conferences, dialogue and multimedia presentations. In addition, publishers and other media companies will be exhibiting their books, products and services to the attendees and guests.

Here are some of the highlights envisioned for May 11-12, 2007:

• Best-selling author and WND columnist Ann Coulter delivers what will certainly be a memorable and characteristically blistering keynote address.
• News makers from Washington fielding questions from all participants.
• A new honor, the "Courage in Media Award," presented to authors and journalists who exhibit bravery in the pursuit of truth.
• Exhibitors representing the new world of publishing and communication.
• Multimedia presentations, debates, news conferences.
• A 10th anniversary party for the leading independent news source on the Net – WorldNetDaily.com.
• Other invited presenters include White House press secretary Tony Snow and new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

This will be unlike any other conference ever held in Washington or anywhere else – no academic speeches, no long, boring panel discussions. The goal is to keep the audience on the edge of their seats throughout two days of interpersonal news engagement. It's an opportunity for ordinary people to come mix it up with the news professionals and newsmakers they watch on television.

There are many conferences where national issues are debated and discussed. But never before has an event like this been organized with the specific intent of breaking news – bringing attention to under-reported stories, ideas, whistleblowers and newsmakers in a forum designed especially for those on the front lines.

News junkies, bloggers and long-established news organizations will sit side-by-side and have equal access to the news makers.

Topics explored will include border security, immigration, plans for a "North American Union," Islamic terrorism, the Middle East conflict, religious freedom, the proper role of a free press in a free society and "the culture war."

Thanks to what is called the New Media, news is no longer the exclusive domain of multinational communications corporations. Vital information can no longer be so easily controlled by governments or the hammerlock of a few parties with vested interests.

Today, when Internet sites like the DrudgeReport, WorldNetDaily and thousands of active blogs break news, discuss it, analyze it and dissect it, more people than ever before are involved in the process of disseminating vital information.

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In addition, the impact of this information reverberates to even larger audiences through the active participation of talk radio and cable TV and a revitalized book publishing industry that has discovered new talent, new ideas and new markets.

NEWS EXPO 2007 will bring together representatives of all these media – as well as newsmakers and news consumers – in a lively, unforgettable and unpredictable live-action venue.

Thanks to the advent of the Internet and the power of talk radio, cable TV and the new world of book publishing, the news business will never be the same.

The days when a handful of news organizations dominated what Americans read, hear and see are over.

Make plans now to participate in NEWS EXPO 2007 in Washington, D.C., May 11-12.

Think of it as the world's fair of news!

Are you a blogger? Are you a part of the New Media? Are you part of the mainstream media and just trying to understand the changing dynamics of the news business? Are you just a news junkie? Do you really believe that the truth will set us all free?

If so, you won't want to miss NEWS EXPO 2007.

NEWS EXPO 2007 is planned as the first of a series of annual events to explore news in a new way, to put under the bright lights of examination ideas, stories and activists worthy of more examination, to demystify the process of news gathering, to honor the best, the bold and brave in media work and, most of all, to uphold the highest calling of the American free press – to seek the truth – and, in this case, have fun doing it.

NEWS EXPO 2007 is sponsored by news companies, individuals, corporations, publishers and others. It is open to the general public and highly recommended for news junkies.

Make your plans now. Register early for the best prices. Book your rooms now.

The entire event will take place at the Hilton Washington on Connecticut Avenue – right in the heart of the district. And it is planned for cherry blossom season, the most beautiful time of year in Washington – May 11-12.

It's an unprecedented opportunity for you to meet with, dialogue with and mix it up with media personalities and news makers.

So help ensure the media revolution continues to flourish. Become a part of that revolution. Be a news pioneer as a participant in the first annual NEWS EXPO this year.

Prime co-sponsorship and premium exhibitor opportunities are still available.