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From : W6HIR @ WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA
To : RACES @ ALLUS
Msgid : $RACESBUL.184
TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES VIA THE ARS
INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)427-4281
RACESBUL.184 DATE: August 26, 1991
SUBJECT: PRESS-PUBLIC RELATIONS, Part 3/5
Talk clearly. Answer any questions as concisely as you can.
From a practical standpoint for the purposes of getting the
attention of the press for your club, a club event, or even an
individual ham, don't be shy. Speak right up. Tell the story
quickly and completely.
If you are writing a press release, follow these simple
guide lines:
* Be sure it is typed.
* Be sure your spelling and grammar are clean.
* Be sure you have all the names spelled correctly.
* Be sure to put your name, address and phone number at the top
of the page.
* Try not to make the release more than one page...double spaced.
* The first paragraph should answer the who, what, when, where
and why (or how).
If you are sending photo, be sure it is in focus.
* Be sure that you have identified exactly what is going on in
the picture.
* Be sure to identify everyone in the photo from left to right.
* Be sure to include call signs, if appropriate.
If you are trying to get publicity for an event that you
know is coming up, let the press know about that event at least
10 days in advance. If you can start the "feeding" 20 days in
advance and keep updated stories, or new twists coming at 5 day
intervals.
We've touched on some of the nuances of what I will refer to
as publicity, or routine press.
Now, lets talk for a few minutes about Emergency PR. That
is a little different.
Let's take an incident or two that we are all familiar with.
The Loma Prieta earthquake comes to mind. How do we handle
that sort of a situation?
First of all, Loma Prieta came under the Incident Command
System. And that puts an entirely different perspective on
publicity and PR for our egos.
(to be continued)
EOM