{"id":128,"date":"2016-06-16T18:58:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T18:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/ifc\/?p=128"},"modified":"2017-06-23T12:44:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T20:44:58","slug":"how-to-write-a-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/ifc\/community-engagement\/activist-toolkit\/how-to-write-a-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a sample press release:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
For Immediate Release…\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact: Name, Phone Number, Email<\/p>\n

Compelling, attention grabbing heading goes here<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subhead with additional detail goes here<\/p>\n

City, State – [Date release goes over the wire]\u00a0<\/strong>Summary\/overview of facts, including the who, what, where, when as well as why the press should care to write about your event\/news story<\/p>\n

Paragraph 1<\/strong>:\u00a0 Additional details about the announcement.\u00a0 The most IMPORTANT info goes in this paragraph.<\/p>\n

Paragraph 2:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Even more details about the announcement.\u00a0 Also include in this paragraph a quote backing up the claims and statements made above.\u00a0 Quotes add to validity of the announcement.\u00a0 Use your discretion regarding who to quote.<\/p>\n

Paragraph 3:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wrap up the announcement, details about availability, meeting times, etc.\u00a0 You may include info regarding your organization in this paragraph.\u00a0 The entire release is designed to be one page long at most.<\/p>\n

Organization contact info<\/strong>\u00a0may be placed on the bottom of the press release.\u00a0 (Website, email, phone, etc.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here are some sites with helpful ideas for writing an effective press release:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/standnow.org\/resources\/media\/press-releases-media-alerts\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/berkleycenter.georgetown.edu\/essays\/how-to-write-a-non-profit-press-release<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.amnesty.org.uk\/files\/how_to_write_press_releases_0.pdf<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is a sample press release: For Immediate Release…\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact: Name, Phone Number, Email Compelling, attention grabbing heading goes here Subhead with additional detail goes here City, State – [Date release goes over the wire]\u00a0Summary\/overview of facts, including the who, what, where, when as well as why the press should care to write […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Write a Press Release - 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