What is included with this book?
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Foreword | p. xiii |
Telling Your Story: Is It a Good Report If It's Not Read? | p. 1 |
Coming to Terms | p. 3 |
Time, Risk, and Rewards | p. 6 |
How the Media Works | p. 15 |
Earning Media Coverage | p. 16 |
Getting on the Media's Contact Lists | p. 19 |
Getting Started | p. 23 |
Contacting the Media | p. 24 |
What Makes News | p. 28 |
Developing a Media Strategy: Prioritizing the Media | p. 35 |
Story Placement | p. 36 |
Offering an Exclusive | p. 39 |
Presenting Your Story in Writing | p. 43 |
Press Release | p. 46 |
p. 48 | |
Calling the Media | p. 57 |
What to Say When You Call | p. 58 |
Whom to Contact | p. 60 |
Titles and Functions | p. 63 |
Media Sessions | p. 67 |
Resources for Contacting the Media | p. 73 |
Media Directories and Newsstands | p. 73 |
Institutional Support | p. 74 |
Working With a Media Consultant | p. 76 |
Presenting New Research Findings | p. 81 |
Professional and Trade Journals | p. 84 |
Science Reporting by the Mainstream Media | p. 85 |
What Makes a Good Research Story | p. 88 |
Planting the Story Seed | p. 89 |
Embargoes | p. 91 |
Press Conferences | p. 92 |
When a Reporter Calls | p. 95 |
Spare Me | p. 97 |
The Media Interview | p. 99 |
Media Interview Checklist | p. 102 |
Terms of Engagement | p. 104 |
Rabbit Stew | p. 105 |
Avoiding Media Blunders | p. 108 |
When to Ask for a Correction | p. 109 |
Media Advice from Academics and Scholars | p. 111 |
Radio and Television Interviews | p. 115 |
Television Interview Basics | p. 121 |
Opinion Articles | p. 125 |
Approaching the Opinion Page Desk | p. 128 |
Op-Ed Format | p. 131 |
Op-Ed Writing Style | p. 131 |
Op-Ed Added Value | p. 134 |
Letters to the Editor | p. 139 |
Speeches | p. 145 |
Book Promotion | p. 151 |
Web 2.0 and Beyond | p. 161 |
Blogs | p. 162 |
p. 169 | |
Web Sites | p. 172 |
Wikis | p. 174 |
Podcasts | p. 175 |
YouTube | p. 180 |
p. 182 | |
Conclusion | p. 189 |
Selected Major Television and Radio Programs That Use Guest Interviews | p. 191 |
Canadian Media | p. 195 |
British Media | p. 209 |
Index | p. 219 |
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