BNO News
{{Short description|Dutch news agency}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox company
| name = BNO News, B.V.
| logo = BNO News logo.jpg
| type = Besloten vennootschap
| foundation = 14 May 2007
| location = Tilburg, the Netherlands
| industry = News agency
| founder = Michael van Poppel
| homepage = [http://www.bnonews.com bnonews.com]
}}
BNO News is an international news agency headquartered in Tilburg, the Netherlands. It provides news wire services to media organizations.
Overview
BNO News was founded by Michael van Poppel of the Netherlands in May 2007. The company ran a popular Twitter-based news service called BreakingNews (initially called BreakingNewsOn) until December 1, 2009. It scooped regular news organizations on political news, natural disasters, and other breaking news and grew quickly in 2009, when it went from 16,000 to more than 1.5 million followers in less than 11 months, making it one of the most popular news services on Twitter.{{cite web|title=@BreakingNewsOn: From Twitter Account To Public News Wire Service|date=January 9, 2009|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/01/08/breakingnewson-from-twitter-account-to-public-news-wire-service/|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171019/https://techcrunch.com/2009/01/08/breakingnewson-from-twitter-account-to-public-news-wire-service/|url-status=live}} The service was maintained by journalists from the Netherlands, Ireland, Mexico, and the United States.
On September 7, 2007, BNO News obtained an authentic videotape featuring Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, which it licensed to the Reuters news agency.{{Cite web|url=http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/09/13/cnns-i-report-did-not-respond-to-bin-laden-video-offer-from-web-trawler/ |title=CNN's I-Report did not respond to Bin Laden video offer from web trawler |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929181115/http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/09/13/cnns-i-report-did-not-respond-to-bin-laden-video-offer-from-web-trawler/ |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |df=mdy }} In February 2009, BNO News won the Best in News award at the 1st Shorty Awards in New York.{{cite web |title=The 2008 Shorty Awards Winners and Finalists |url=http://1st.shortyawards.com/ |website=The Shorty Awards |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712132449/http://1st.shortyawards.com/ |archivedate=2019-07-12 |url-status=dead}}
The Twitter account was acquired by NBC News on December 1, 2009, when the company announced plans to offer a subscription-based news wire service to other news outlets, primarily those in the United States.{{Cite web |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/bno-news-launches-news-wire-twitter-account-taken-over-by-msnbc-com/s2/a536637/ |title=BNO News launches news wire; Twitter account taken over by MSNBC.com |access-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122083148/https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/bno-news-launches-news-wire-twitter-account-taken-over-by-msnbc-com/s2/a536637/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=MSNBC.com takes over Breaking News Twitter feed|date=December 2009|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8389436.stm|publisher=BBC News|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331172121/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8389436.stm|url-status=live}} The subscription-based news wire service was launched in late January 2010 and provides news coverage to NBC News and other news organizations. A Mauritian-based news website, Island Crisis News, announced on May 31, 2010, that it had also become a client of BNO News and the company's first client from Africa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.islandcrisis.net/2010/05/islandcrisis-updates/ |title=Island Crisis Updates May 2010 |publisher=Island Crisis |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602141247/http://www.islandcrisis.net/2010/05/islandcrisis-updates/ |archive-date=June 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }}
BNO News re-established a social media presence in June 2015, when it launched a website featuring some of its content.{{Cite web |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/about-us/ |title=About Us |access-date=March 5, 2021 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171917/https://bnonews.com/index.php/about-us/ |url-status=live }}
In 2020, BNO News provided live coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic on a Twitter account called BNO Newsroom.{{cite web|title=The coronavirus situation is changing fast. Get alerts on your phone to stay informed|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-coronavirus-situation-is-changing-fast-get-alerts-on-your-phone-to-stay-informed/|publisher=CNET|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508052544/https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-coronavirus-situation-is-changing-fast-get-alerts-on-your-phone-to-stay-informed/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Stressful, but necessary: How to follow coronavirus news (while avoiding fake news) without going crazy|date=March 16, 2020|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/03/16/stressful-but-necessary-how-to-follow-coronavirus-news-without-going-crazy-and-avoid-fake-news/|publisher=|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123125546/https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/03/16/stressful-but-necessary-how-to-follow-coronavirus-news-without-going-crazy-and-avoid-fake-news/|url-status=live}} It also provided a coronavirus tracker, which was visited more than 71 million times, in the early months of the pandemic.{{Cite web |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/04/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/ |title=Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline |access-date=March 5, 2021 |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217170929/https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/ |url-status=live }} In August 2020 the company also created a database for confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 reinfection,{{Cite web |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/08/covid-19-reinfection-tracker/ |title=COVID-19 reinfection tracker |access-date=March 5, 2021 |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200924120249/https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/08/covid-19-reinfection-tracker/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Can You Get Covid Twice? What Reinfection Cases Really Mean|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-28/can-you-get-covid-twice-what-reinfection-cases-mean-quicktake|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=October 28, 2020|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331170603/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-28/can-you-get-covid-twice-what-reinfection-cases-mean-quicktake|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=4 pontos para entender a reinfecção por covid-19, agora confirmada no Brasil|newspaper=BBC News Brasil|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-55407219|publisher=BBC News|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331212751/https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-55407219|url-status=live}} which was used by researchers and government officials, including the health ministries in Spain and Brazil.{{cite web|title=Un 20% de los enfermos de covid se pueden reinfectar a los tres meses|date=March 14, 2021|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/20210314/reinfecciones-coronavirus-anticuerpos-11574311|publisher=El Periódico de Catalunya|accessdate=March 14, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331172021/https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/20210314/reinfecciones-coronavirus-anticuerpos-11574311|url-status=live}}[https://www.gov.br/ebserh/pt-br/hospitais-universitarios/regiao-nordeste/hu-ufs/comunicacao/ultimas-noticias/primeiro-caso-de-reinfeccao-pela-covid-19-no-brasil-ocorreu-em-julho-de-2020-diz-estudo Primeiro caso de reinfecção pela covid-19 no Brasil ocorreu em julho de 2020, diz estudo] www.gov.br/ebserh[https://www.gov.br/anvisa/pt-br/centraisdeconteudo/publicacoes/servicosdesaude/notas-tecnicas/nota-tecnica-gvims_ggtes_anvisa-04_2020-25-02-para-o-site.pdf NOTA TÉCNICA GVIMS/GGTES/ANVISA Nº 04/2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201171321/https://www.gov.br/anvisa/pt-br/centraisdeconteudo/publicacoes/servicosdesaude/notas-tecnicas/nota-tecnica-gvims_ggtes_anvisa-04_2020-25-02-para-o-site.pdf |date=February 1, 2022 }} www.gov.br/anvisa accessed 26 February 2022
Awards and recognition
| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Year !style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Organization !style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Nominated work !style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Award !style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Result |
| 2009
|@BreakingNews |{{won}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bnonews.com }}
- {{Telegram|bnonews}}
- [https://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/08/breakingnewson-from-twitter-account-to-public-news-wire-service/ @BreakingNewsOn: From Twitter Account To Public News Wire Service]
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Category:2007 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Internet properties established in 2007
Category:News agencies based in the Netherlands
Category:Organisations based in Tilburg