There are some things I suck at, but writing successful news releases isn't one of them. As some of you know, I worked in TV news for about 15 years, and have also generated a lot of sympathetic coverage for the freedom movement with well-written releases and attention-getting events.
Here are links to some of the more effective releases I've written:
Mike Fisher's civil disobedience in Concord, NH
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394621/postsThis one triggered coverage in the Union Leader, Fosters, the Monitor, Channel 9 and more other outlets than I can remember. The main talk station in Keene even read it on the air raw.
Here's Channel 9's package on the event:
Another release..."Free State Project picks New Hampshire:"
http://freestateproject.org/news/releases/nhrelease.phpI wrote only the first half of this one, but it generated nationwide coverage.
See
http://freestateproject.org/news/media_archive and scroll down to October 1, 2003 ... to see some of the reports.
Lastly, here's an article I wrote about how to get good media coverage:
http://freestateproject.org/about/essay_archive/mediarelations.phpGive me a shout at 603.721.1490
Or email RidleyReport at live period com
And put me into action.
