Difference between revisions of "Press Release Template"
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| − | Columbus, Ohio - July 25. Ohio Linuxfest is proud to announce that we will be offering a Medical Track at the 2011 Linuxfest, which will be held September 9-11, 2011, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Speakers will include Wiley E. Coyote discussing the use of explosives to aid | + | Columbus, Ohio - July 25. Ohio Linuxfest is proud to announce that we will be offering a Medical Track at the 2011 Linuxfest, which will be held September 9-11, 2011, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Speakers will include Wiley E. Coyote discussing the use of open-source explosives to aid |
in the treatment of Roadrunners. | in the treatment of Roadrunners. | ||
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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
This template can be used to send e-mail Press Releases to any media outlet. | This template can be used to send e-mail Press Releases to any media outlet. | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 25 July 2011
Template
Line 1 of the body should read "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE". this should be all caps, but without the quotaiton marks.
Skip next line
Line 3: Title of release, no more than 10 words, in mixed case.
Skip next line
Line 5: Begin with "Columbus, Ohio - March 12" (but without quotation marks, and for whatever the current date is.) Then write your first paragraph to include the 5 W's (who, what, where, why, when). Keep paragraphs short.
End with Contact information.
Last line hsould be "###" by itself
Example
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohio LinuxFest Promotes Open Source in Medicine
Columbus, Ohio - July 25. Ohio Linuxfest is proud to announce that we will be offering a Medical Track at the 2011 Linuxfest, which will be held September 9-11, 2011, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Speakers will include Wiley E. Coyote discussing the use of open-source explosives to aid in the treatment of Roadrunners.
Interview Contact: Max Headroom, Publicity Director 1-800-555-5555 cheese@ohiolinux.org http://www.ohiolinux.org
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Usage
This template can be used to send e-mail Press Releases to any media outlet.