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      Platform release notes

      In this article, you'll find a constantly growing list of some of our most impactful new features and enhancements.

      Platform release (5th June 2024)
      New feature
      • 'My Insights' page added to display Media Activity Reports or other insights reports included in subscription plans.

      Enhancement

      • When in the Press Release section of the platform, clicking the Medianet logo returns users to the distribution dashboard. When in the Contacts Database section, clicking the Medianet logo will return users to the search page.

      Maintenance

      • Medianet Administration: update view to streamline timezone view
      • Link fix on Training menu item

       

      Contacts Database release (24th April 2024)

      New feature

      • "Writes about" section launched for Contacts who publish digital news articles that indicates the Organisations, People and Locations that a journalists writes about more frequently.

      Enhancement

      • Redesign of Contacts Database profile pages for Contacts and Outlets, combined note and document upload feature, updated single menu and action icons on the top of all pages.

       

      Contacts Database release (8th March 2024)

      Enhancement

      • Change implemented to enable profile pictures of journalists to be displayed.

       

      Platform release (15th February 2024)

      New feature

      • Custom From Settings launched to allow press releases to be emailed from an organisation's own email address.

       

      Platform release (11th December 2023)

      Enhancement

       

      Platform release (7th December 2023)

      Enhancement

      • New events calendar embedded into the Contacts Database and Distribution website showcasing events for all of 2024 across Australia.
       
       

      Platform release (26th October 2023)

      New feature

      • Pickup Tracker launched to return website links of where press releases have achieved earned media coverage or website postings.
       
       
      Contacts Database release 6.14 (15th September 2023)
      Enhancements
      • Threads profiles added to Contacts and Outlets (1903 unique Threads handles added across 3018 profiles)
      • Social icons on profile pages made more prominent and in colour
      • Ability for journalists to add or update their Threads handle through their Medianet for Journalists login
      • Contact and Outlet Thread handles added to export column options
      • Outlet website made more prominent on outlet information 
      Maintenance
      • Twitter icon updated to X. Written references to Twitter remain as Twitter rather than X.  
      • Snapchat handles retired
       
       

      Platform release (20th September 2023)

      Maintenance

      • Fix to address on in-platform plan upgrade.
       
       
      Platform release 2.3 (21st August 2023)
      Enhancements
      • Additional 11 News Corp websites added to Website Syndication and links included in the Syndication report
      • Press release builder drawers open wider by default
      • Target Audience lists names truncated to better see the delete icon
      • Opt out added for Medianet for Journalists (MNJ) within Expanded Audience
      • Email reporting enhancement - click through to Contact Database profiles (available on subscription plans)
       
       
      Platform release 2.2 (20th July 2023)
      Enhancements
      • Addition of the Knowledge Centre link in platform menu
      • 'Help' link added to the Press Release Distribution landing page
      • Header and footer images removed from downloadable links in email sends. Retained as embedded header and footer images.
      Maintenance
      • Small bug fix on Platform Analytics page
      • Backend config setting change for quotas from UTC time
      • DNS endpoint update