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  "license": {
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"EurekAlert!: new features and launches\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/eurekalert/, updated 2026-10-28",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-28",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/eurekalert/",
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  "title": "EurekAlert!: new features and launches",
  "opening_answer": "We confirmed 4 product launches from EurekAlert! since May 1996. The latest, New EurekAlert! platform launched, became available July 26, 2021.",
  "period": "May 20, 1996 to July 26, 2021",
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    "site": "https://www.eurekalert.org/",
    "summary": "EurekAlert! is a nonprofit science news release platform run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Research institutions, journal publishers, medical centers and companies pay to post releases. Approved reporters get free access to embargoed releases and email alerts, and editors review each release against eligibility rules.",
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    "price_note": "per release USD 198 (non-profit) to USD 1,575 (for-profit); annual subscriptions USD 1,803 to USD 9,975; PR agencies may not buy annual plans (price page updated 30 April 2026)",
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