Re: Newspaper reporter (Deb G)
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From: Marlene (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Oct 22 09:39:26 2000
Hi Deb:
Thank you for sharing your knowledge regarding media attention.
I think we have a lot of talented people on the forum and working
together and sharing each others own ideas in a positive way is how we
will obtain the success we are looking for.
Hope your having a pain free/comfortable weekend.
Best Regards
At Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Deb wrote:
>
>To those who wish to get the media's attention:
>
>I have done some PR in college and I am a part time
>writer. That is when I have the time to write!!
>Anyway, I have read several posts here stating that
>those of you wishing to get the attention of Oprah and
>the media is to get mad and show force because we are
>not recognized. The best way to "advertise" is word
>of mouth. I have not once heard anyone here handing
>out brochures with information or writing a letter to
>the editor to raise interest in the community..How
>many of you have visited women's shelters or doctors
>offices??? Advocating for a cause doesn't start with
>attacking the newspapers because they feature one
>topic over another. Belittling those who haven't
>returned your letters or phone calls...they don't want
>to hear our stories if they don't show any interest to
>the public...presenting your idea is half the battle.
>If presented the right way your idea should sell
>itself. Create interest in the subject which is
>Endometriosis...not you. Unless you happen to be a
>celebrity the media isn't gonna drop everything to
>talk to you. Holding a discussion group at a local
>school or library or church hall might spark an
>interest in the human interest column. Our disease is
>no more or no less debilitating than any other....our
>experiences count when we get their attention and they
>know and understand what endo is. I thought that
>maybe trying to grab the media's attention thru a more
>positive approach might relieve some of the
>frustration of not hearing from the contacts already
>made. The name of the game is EDUCATION, not
>INTIMIDATION. deb g
>--- Jennifer Cox <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The newspaper reporter that interviewed me for the
>> endo article said that I
>> should call her up after the endo walk next year and
>> we'll sit down and go
>> through my pictures to see which one or ones are
>> going to be put into the
>> newspaper. If you are considering going to the endo
>> walk for awareness in
>> Washington DC on April 21st, you might be able to do
>> the same thing in your
>> newspapers. Or perhaps even interview with a
>> reporter before and/or after
>> you go. The reporter I'm dealing with would like me
>> in the pictures that
>> they would consider for the newspaper. She saw my
>> pictures from this year's
>> walk and loved them.
>>
>> The way I got this article done was through
>> persistence. See what types of
>> articles are being done in your newspapers...what
>> made me so mad was that an
>> there was an article about a women with colon
>> cancer. I was so mad I sent
>> off an e-mail to the local bureau chief. I told him
>> about endo and women's
>> struggles with it. I mentioned that there are
>> approximately 5 million women
>> in North America and 89 million women worldwide that
>> have it and I'm one of
>> those women. I mentioned that the media refuses to
>> talk about this disease
>> and I wanted his newspaper to make the bold step-to
>> do an article on endo.
>> If you're doing this, be persistent and give them
>> facts and websites to
>> check up on those facts.
>>
>> I've e-mailed this article to 2 other newspapers in
>> the area telling
>> them-you've ignored me before which I'm upset over
>> so how about doing an
>> interview to find out what endo is. I haven't
>> received any responses yet.
>>
>> Newspapers like human interest stories but they need
>> to have the following:
>> who's involved?, why? when? an event (in my case the
>> support group
>> meetings). It's a formula and makes it easier for
>> the reporter to write the
>> story (which I'm sure you know).
>>
>> Well if any of you are interested in the e-mail I
>> sent to the bureau chief
>> to get me the article, please e-mail me off list. I
>> can send you a copy of
>> it.
>>
>> Jen
>>
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