Pitching to news editors - make headlines with the nationals
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.
- Date:
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Tuesday 10 June 2008
- Time:
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10:00 AM until 04:00 PM
- Event type:
Seminar
- Description:
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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:
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- 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
- Learn how to sell in stories to reporters from our distinguished panel of national news editors
- Location:
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Central London venue tbc
Greater London
- Cost:
£141.00 (inc VAT) charity / voluntary
£188.00 (inc VAT) public / private- Contact:
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Training and Events 020 7217 3780 or email: trainingandevents@mediatrust.org
- Getting there:
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Details will be sent once you have booked a place. Delegate registration begins 30 minutes before start time.