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Training content
The course covers the following topics:
How to Establish Successful Media Relations
- Understanding the difference between media relations and public relations
- Establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with target media
- Appreciating news values and analysing reporters stories
- Who is who in the news structure; reporters, editors, desk journalists and others
- Importance of maintaining lists and data on target journalists
Pitching Stories Successfully
- Identifying reporters’ beats and understanding their importance
- How to pitch your stories to key journalists
- Recognising news deadlines and observing them
- Planning, setting out and writing successful press releases
- Understanding how and where reporters get their news material
Identifying the Importance of Stories
- Deciding whether a story is for all media or specific news outlets
- Gauging how important a story might be to media
- Gaining a reputation as a dependable source of information for reporters
- Following up your story with reporters
- Developing and utilising ‘tip’ sheets
Press Conferences and Interviews
- Planning, preparing, implementing and following up a press conference
- The difference between a press briefing and press conference
- Preparing for an interview and understanding the reason for it
- Adopting television skills for before during and after an interview
- Pitfalls and how to avoid no comment and off the record
Techniques for New Media
- Media relations and the 24 hour news phenomenon
- Media relations on line
- Devising and managing web news conferences
- Auditing and monitoring social media and utilising ‘citizen’ reporting
- Differences in approach to traditional and new media
Costs
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Why choose LCT International?
We have trained over 2,500 delegates from almost 600 client organisations
Complimentary Heathrow transfer (one-way)
Endorsed by various organisational and subject specific accrediting bodies
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London Corporate Training (LCT)
London Corporate Training have been established in the education, consulting and training industries for two decades. They work as a training team from their head office in London and aim to ensure all of their course participants receive the highest...
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