ASA Media Manual

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Know Your Message
  • Identify the Target Audience
  • Get your message heard: “Say what you mean to say”
  • Key Media/Public Messages
  • Define Your Media Audiences
  • Broadcast Media
  • Print Media
  • On-line Media
  • Getting Your Message Out
  • Making a Press List
  • Channels of Communication
  • Media Events
  • Getting Your Message Covered
  • Make it relevant: Understanding News Hooks
  • Making a Newsworthy Event and Photo
  • Writing Effective Letters to the Editor
  • Interviews
  • Preparing for the Interview
  • Doing Interviews - Specific Guidelines
  • After the Interview
  • Additional Resources
  • Press Event Checklist
  • Sample Press Release
  • Sample Letter to the Editor