By Nadia Bouzid · Last change 29 August 2026 · 6 min
In this guide ↓Bottom line: An RSS feed from a Dutch newsroom in 2026 typically includes items like press releases, news articles, blog posts, and media assets. Each item carries standard fields such as a title, a link, a publication date, an author, and a description.
While RSS usage has declined in personal reading, it remains a crucial tool for automated media monitoring, content aggregation, and syndication for PR professionals in the Netherlands and Flanders.
An RSS feed, short for Really Simple Syndication, is a standard web format that delivers a list of updates from a website. For a Dutch newsroom, this feed is a stream of the latest content published on that newsroom page. It is a text file a computer can read, not a page for a human eye. The site publishes a URL to this feed, and a piece of software called a feed reader can check it and show the new items.
In 2026, a Dutch newsroom RSS feed contains items like press releases, product announcements, news articles, and sometimes media assets such as videos or images. The feed is a way for journalists, media monitors, and SEO tools to get content without visiting the website. The PR-Newsroom product from PR-Dashboard, for example, puts a newsroom on the customer's own domain and can generate such a feed.
The product pages for PR-Newsroom list integration with RSS feeds, read 1 September 2026.
Every item in a standard RSS feed has a set of common fields. The three required fields are the title, the link, and the description. The title is the headline of the press release or article.
The link is the URL to the full item on the newsroom website. The description is a short summary, often the first paragraph of the text.
Most Dutch newsroom RSS feeds also include optional fields. These are the publication date, the author, a unique identifier, and sometimes an enclosure field for media like an image or a PDF file. The date is important for journalists working in the Netherlands and Flanders who need to know when a story was released.
The author field names the person or team that wrote the press release. These fields are defined by the RSS specification, which has not changed in years. A newsroom built with PR-Newsroom, sold by the Amsterdam supplier, includes these standard fields in its feed, as documented on the product pages, read 1 September 2026.
Personal RSS feed readers, like Feedly or Inoreader, have a smaller audience than they did a decade ago. Most people get news through social media or search engines. However, in the professional world of PR and communication in the Netherlands, RSS feeds are still widely used.
Media monitoring services, such as Meltwater, connect to RSS feeds to track when a client publishes a press release. This is a faster and more reliable method than checking a website for new content.
Journalists who specialize in a specific industry also use RSS feeds. They set up a feed reader to get updates from a few key company newsrooms. This gives them direct access to the content without ads or algorithms.
That newsroom product from this Dutch platform, which includes an RSS feed, is designed for this type of professional use. The product pages, read 1 September 2026, state that the feed is intended for automated distribution and media access.
An RSS feed is a passive distribution method. The content sits on the server, and a feed reader checks for updates. This is different from an email press release service, which sends the content to a list of journalists.
For a Dutch newsroom, the RSS feed is a supplement to direct email distribution, not a replacement. The feed is always on, always available, and requires no manual send action.
Other distribution methods include a press release wire service, like ANP Connect. ANP Connect publishes a press release to a network of media outlets for a fee: ANP Connect Persbericht landelijke media via ANP-net costs EUR 795 per release, read 31 August 2026. An RSS feed costs nothing to maintain after the newsroom is set up.
The feed is also a source for search engines like Google, which can index the newsroom content faster when it is published in a feed. The product pages for the hosted newsroom, read 1 September 2026, highlight that the RSS feed is a standard feature of the hosted newsroom.
The cost of a newsroom that includes an RSS feed varies by provider. That newsroom product from this Dutch platform is a newsroom on the customer's own domain. The price for the hosted newsroom is EUR 1,750, with no period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026. This is a standalone product, meaning it is not part of a larger subscription.
Presspage offers a newsroom platform but at a higher price point. Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per year, read 31 August 2026. Presspage Enterprise full platform costs EUR 35,000 per year, read 31 August 2026.
Prezly offers a monthly subscription, Prezly Standard at EUR 250 per month, read 31 August 2026, which includes a newsroom. The choice depends on the budget and the features needed. A table below compares the cost per user per year.
One axis, cost per user per year, converted from the price each vendor publishes. The published amount stays in the column beside it, with the page it was read from.
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| Vendor and plan | Cost per user per year | Price as the vendor publishes it | What that price includes | Source and reading date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR-Dashboard PR-Newsroom | EUR 1,750, taken at face value, no period stated on the page | EUR 1,750, no period stated | newsroom on your own domain, published price, no period stated on the page | pr-dashboard.nl/producten, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Mynewsdesk Essential | EUR 2,640 | EUR 220 per month | journalist database and newsroom; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | mynewsdesk.com/en/plans, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Prowly | USD 3,096 | USD 258 per month | outreach and media database; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | prowly.com/pricing, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Presspage Business essentials | EUR 20,000 | EUR 20,000 per year | online newsroom platform; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | presspage.com/plans, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Notified | no published price to convert | publishes no public price | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 |
The table shows the normalised cost per user per year. That newsroom is the lowest published price for a newsroom with an RSS feed. Prezly Standard is higher than the newsroom product on the normalised axis. Presspage is a significant investment for a larger organisation.
Before signing a contract, a buyer should check two things. First, find out if the RSS feed includes all content types. Some newsrooms only publish press releases to the feed, while others include blog posts, media files, and events.
The product pages for the hosted newsroom, read 1 September 2026, state that the feed includes all published items. Second, check if the feed is a full-text feed or a summary feed. A full-text feed includes the entire press release body, which is better for media monitoring.
A summary feed only includes the first paragraph.
Another check is the update frequency. Some newsrooms generate a new feed file every hour, while others do it immediately after a new item is published. For a journalist in the Netherlands or Flanders who needs a breaking news alert, a real-time feed is important.
A buyer should ask the vendor for this detail. The vendor for the hosted newsroom, the supplier, also sells the product, a journalist database for EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, read 1 September 2026, and the press-question module, a press inquiry handling tool for EUR 2,700, read 1 September 2026.
Yes, an RSS feed is still useful, especially for media monitoring services and journalists who track specific companies. The PR-Newsroom product from the supplier includes an RSS feed as a standard feature, priced at EUR 1,750, no period stated, read 1 September 2026.
The RSS feed URL is usually a hidden link in the page source or a visible link in the footer of the newsroom. For a newsroom built with the newsroom product, the feed URL is typically on the domain itself. The product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not document the exact URL format.
The cheapest newsroom with a published price is PR-Newsroom from the Amsterdam supplier at EUR 1,750. This is a one-time or yearly price, with no period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026. Prezly Standard is EUR 250 per month, which is EUR 3,000 per year.
No, an RSS feed is a passive distribution method. It supplements a press release distribution service, which sends content to a journalist list. ANP Connect charges EUR 795 per release for distribution to landelijke media via ANP-net, read 31 August 2026. The RSS feed is always available.
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