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Techniques for Ensuring PR Coverage in the Regional Media

An Insiders View

Spiral bound
October 1998
9781854180193
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  • Publisher
    THO
  • Published
    22nd October 1998
  • ISBN 9781854180193
  • Language English
  • Pages 120 pp.
  • Size 8.25" x 11.75"
$195.00

The regional media are vibrant and growing, attracting bigger and better audiences and producing better programmes and better publications--offering substantial PR opportunities at every level.

But opportunities are often missed, partly because the PR industry often underplays the potential impact the regions can have and still considers that national media coverage is sufficient. This is short-sighted.

Even the simplest campaign will achieve more space and airtime in the regions if the requirements and attitudes of those in the regional media are considered at an early stage.

Some of the best national PR coups have started in a home town weekly or evening newspaper, later picked up by local freelancers. Once syndicated nationally, they can multiply with surprising ease.

Specific knowledge and methods are required. You shouldn't be using the same methods you apply on the national circuit--they just won't work. This in-depth Briefing will give you the tools and techniques you need to enjoy the opportunities offered by the regional and local media. It offers you practical guidance and advice on how to apply them with maximum effect for your next PR campaign.

Overview of the regional media; Regional morning, evening and weekly newspaper; Newspapers--the dominant force in the regions; News versus views; Pictures--a practical guide; Feature link--help from a trade body; Local radio in more depth; Regional TV news--a major news source for local people; Magazines--a valuable means of communication; Text services; The Internet; The when and the how.

Mike Imeson

Mike Imeson spent a quarter of a century as a journalist on the national scene. He had a spell of several years, specialising in energy and the motor industry, and in transport and travel and aviation, with the Press Association, the national news agency now known as PA News. He moved onto the newsdesk and completed his Fleet Street career as the PA's last associate editor.