AK21103 Lecture 7 Media Relations
AK21103 Lecture 7 Media Relations
AK21103 Lecture 7 Media Relations
PUBLIC RELATIONS
LECTURE 7:
MEDIA RELATIONS
MEDIA RELATIONS
What is Media Relations?
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Open Channel Communication Publicity and Coverage
An activity intended to build open
channels of communication between an
Basically, means obtaining suitable
organization and the media, as a way of
publicity, or news coverage on client’s
sharing news and features of potential
activities or PR practitioners'
interest to the media audience
organization.
(Lattimore et al.,2009)
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Shaping of Public Opinion Images and Reputation
Effective media relations helps
Helps organization in organization to build its images for
shaping public opinion better reputation
PR – MEDIA RELATIONS - PUBLIC 3
Government
/ Regulator
Consumers
Image / MEDIA
ORGANIZATION PUBLIC
Reputation RELATIONS
NGOs
International
institutions
Social
institutions
SOME INTERESTING TERMS IN MEDIA RELATIONS 4
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MEDIA RELEASE / STATEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE
Documents sent out by organization Staged event organized by the PR on
to the media. Press release – hard behalf of the organization. A venue to
news, such as announcement / Soft inform the media and at the same
news – feature / Just a statement. time to address any feedback from the
media.
JARGON
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A process and an individual. A process A process whereby a PR practitioners
whereby the editor of the media may will pitch to the media for some
decide to publish or not the media interesting story.
release sent by the PR practitioners. .
TOOLS FOR MEDIA RELATIONS 5
(conventional)
STAGED EVENTS
Press conference & Media briefing.
MEDIA RELEASES
Hard and soft news.
ACCESS OPPORTUNITY
Interview opportunity with key
personnel in the organization.
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Pictures of events +
Caption