Thursday, April 21, 2016

In-class press release

In-class work for Thursday April 21

Assignment: Write a press release in class today using the format we discussed Tuesday (the same format that is outlined in your textbook). Do the press release on a Word document so that you can format it correctly. Finish the press release before the end of class and email it to me. Let me see it before you email it. Be sure to include a headline and your contact information on the press release.

Instructions: Use the stories on page 49 of your textbook as the basis for your press release. Imagine that you handle media relations for the Bilford Community College District. Your supervisor asks you to write a press release in advance of Thursday night’s meeting to inform the media that the Bilford College board of trustees is considering a new regulation declaring the campus off-limits to dogs. The board will make a decision on the regulation at Thursday night’s meeting. The issue is on the agenda in response to the hundreds of complaints the board has received.


Be sure to include relevant information in your press release as well as quotes that you consider are appropriate to use. Also, conclude the press release with boilerplate information on Bilford College. The press release should fill one entire page and be long enough to include all of the relevant information.

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