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Dec. 14, 2005

PNS introducing a new ‘news index’

Starting next month, email subscribers
will be able to pick and choose

by Presbyterian News Service

LOUISVILLE — People who receive Presbyterian News Service stories by email will have an additional option in January — a weekly index of headlines with links to the full texts.

        Two email options are available now: full texts of all stories, or “Headline News” — a three- or four-paragraph summary of the week’s top stories.

        Of course, all PNS stories are also posted on the news service’s Web site: www.pcusa.org/pcnews. PNS publishes between 700 and 1,000 stories annually.

         “Many readers tell us that they really appreciate the convenience and immediacy of receiving PNS stories by email, but say there are just too many,” said PNS Coordinator Jerry Van Marter. “Subscribing to the index rather than the full-text service will enable readers to see at a glance what has been published, and, using the links, go directly to the stories they want to read.”

        The new service was requested by the General Assembly Council’s Governance Task Force, whose key goals include better church-wide communication.

        When the new “news index” service starts, in January, readers will be able to subscribe to the full text service, “Headline News,” the news index, or any combination of the three.

        To choose, go to www.pcusa.org/pcnews, click on the “subscriptions” button, and follow the simple instructions.

        All PNS services are free.

        The “news index” will be published every Friday, beginning Jan. 6.