Working with the Media
Working with the media can include many actions. Here are tips for a few crucial ways to work with the media, including writing letters to the editor, op-eds, and press releases; holding press events; and giving interviews.
You can decide when and how to use the media to broadcast your message – and to recruit a wider audience to your issue or cause. Whether you’re rallying support to change campus policy or looking to get media coverage for a lobby day at the state capitol, here are some tips that can help your efforts pay off.
….And don’t forget that important new media, blogging!
Media Tips
Letters to the Editor
Pitching a story to a Reporter
Writing an Op-Ed
Writing the Press Release
Holding the Press Event
Giving Interviews
Sample Letter to the Editor
Sample Op-Ed
Sample Media Advisory
Sample Press Release
Pitching a story to a Reporter
Writing an Op-Ed
Writing the Press Release
Holding the Press Event
Giving Interviews
Sample Letter to the Editor
Sample Op-Ed
Sample Media Advisory
Sample Press Release
Strength In Numbers
There’s only one thing more powerful than telling your representatives why a particular issue matters to you. And that’s being able to tell them: “And all these people agree with me too.”
Check out our resources an on Community Organizing.
Lobbying Elected Officials
Elected officials can only represent you if they know what you think. Learn how to influence decision makers with these Lobbying tips.
