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Media Training 101: A Guide to Meeting the Press »

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Authors: Sally Stewart
ISBN-13: 9780471271550, ISBN-10: 0471271551
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: September 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Sally Stewart

SALLY STEWART is a former news reporter at USA Today and ad hoc commentator for CNN as well as a seasoned public relations expert. Since 1996, she has worked as a communications consultant for a variety of public companies, private enterprises, and nonprofit organizations. Today, she heads her own consulting group, SA Stewart Communications, headquartered in Santa Monica, California. She appears frequently on TV current affairs programs. For more information, visit her web site at mediatraining101.com.

Book Synopsis

Written by a seasoned journalist and public relations professional, Media Training 101 is your essential guide to handling the news media. A former USA Today reporter and consultant to major companies, Sally Stewart leads you through every step in developing a communications blueprint and a strategic public relations plan to support it. She shows you how to communicate effectively with the media in any given circumstance and how to control the way your company is portrayed in the media. Each chapter includes vignettes, anecdotes, and real-life case studies that help you know what to expect.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction1
Ch. 1Foundational Rules for Media Success11
Ch. 2How Journalists Think and Behave27
Ch. 3Responding to Journalists37
Ch. 4What Is News?50
Ch. 5Key Message Point Workshop65
Ch. 6Lethal Mistakes: The Dirty Dozen73
Ch. 7Playing the Interview Game and Winning79
Ch. 8Putting the Organic Keyword Method to Work94
Ch. 9Key Message Point Practice Questions100
Ch. 10Interviews: What Is What and Who Is Who111
Ch. 11Things You Should Never Say to a Reporter125
Ch. 12When Things Go Wrong132
Ch. 13Dress for Media Success143
Ch. 14When the Media Just Shows Up155
Ch. 15Crisis Control165
Ch. 16How to Write and Review a Press Release176
Ch. 17How to Pitch Your Company's Story185
Ch. 18How to Hire PR That Works197
Ch. 19How to Create a Stellar Press Kit208
Ch. 20Media Training and the World Wide Web217
Ch. 21PR Lessons from Law School223
Conclusion228
Glossary229
Acknowledgments237
Index239
About the Author244

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