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- To : RACES @ ALLUS
- Msgid : $RACESBUL.186
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- 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.186 DATE: September 9, 1991
- SUBJECT: PRESS - PUBLIC RELATIONS, Part 5/5
- Tell the press officer you have a member of the press on
- site, and relay the press request. Usually you can get a quick
- "statement for use if asked" from the PIO on site.
- Stay within the accepted and acknowledged guidelines for
- what can and can't be said.
- Now, tell the press exactly what it is you are doing to aid
- the situation. Explain any interesting equipment or tactics.
- Remember, what may be routine to you, such as using ATV, or
- packet, or using a computer to send a Morse message, may peak the
- interest of the reporter.
- TV is another facet of this wonderful game. A few tips:
- * Look directly at the reporter, not the lens of the camera.
- * Be absolutely relaxed.
- * Keep your answers very very short and to the point.
- What I have attempted to give you is a very quick glimpse
- into the care and feeding of press for our own public relations.
- Every incident is unique, but the simple matter is that if
- we feed and care for the press with "good stuff" before an
- incident, then in an incident you can bet your bottom dollar that
- the press won't forget you.
- Summing it all up: If we have a story to tell -- outside of
- the an ICS incident -- tell it as best you know how. Keep It
- Simple Stupid (KISS) when dealing with the press.
- If you need PR or press during an ICS incident, be sure you
- go through proper channels. Let's not cross thread the brass
- screw.
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- EOM
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