Pitching to news editors - make headlines with the nationals

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Speaker biographies

Speakers include:

Patrick Butler, Editor, Society Guardian.

Charles Garside, Assistant Editor, the Daily Mail.

Will Thorne, Assistant Editor, Channel 4 News.

Stephen Mitchell, Deputy Director, BBC News & Head of Programmes.

Steve Bird, Journalist, The Times.

Jo Inskip, Community Newswire Editor, Media Trust/ Press Association.

Rob Dyson, PR Manager, Whizz Kidz.

Jen Corlew, Director of Media Relations, Liberty.

Tessa Thomas, freelance national newspaper journalist.

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Date:

Tuesday 10 June 2008

Time:

10:00 AM until 04:00 PM

Event type:

Seminar

Description:

A unique chance to pitch your story to a coalition of national news editors and to find out what they look for in a story.

Outcomes:
  • Learn how to sell in stories to reporters from our distinguished panel of national news editors
  • Practice that all important 30 second pitch that will grab a journalist's attention
  • Discover what makes news, what makes features and what doesn't
  • Learn how to stay on the right side of journalists and to build up a long-term relationship with them
  • Find out how to react to breaking news to secure your organisation coverage
  • Hear from third sector PR professionals how to format and structure your press release and discuss when to use them to get a story out
  • Practice turning your own story into a release - receive expert analysis and advice

Location:

Central London venue tbc

Greater London

Cost:

£141.00 (inc VAT) charity / voluntary
£188.00 (inc VAT) public / private

Contact:
Training and Events 020 7217 3780 or email: trainingandevents@mediatrust.org
Getting there:

Details will be sent once you have booked a place. Delegate registration begins 30 minutes before start time.