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- From : W6HIR @ WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA
- To : RACES @ ALLUS
- Msgid : $RACESBUL.184
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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.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
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