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John, Ivan and the rest of the group. My name is Lawson Hunter, I'm a Pubic Relations consultant and I wish to respond to your sense of frustration over the lack of coverage on this very important subject. Take heart, I know from my contacts in the media that the 'buzz' you have created over PD is overwhelming. You have been heard. The difficulty is that there are many, many worthwhile groups and messages competing for the same air time and column space. (Imagine being an editor and getting hundreds of requests every day!) It may not seem like much, but to have media respond - even if just to say 'we'll get to it when we can' is an accomplishment. At the same time many stories have been written - it is very difficult to keep track of them all. Believe me when I tell you that no 'good' story goes away, be patient, reporters and editors will use this information at some time, if they haven't already. It's too valuable to be tossed out. To wrap things up - if I handed any of my clients the list of contacts that this group has made (without a high-falootin' PR company to drive it) they would be delerious with joy. Keep up the good work - PWP owe you all a great deal of gratitude for your efforts. Lawson. > -----Original Message----- > From: john bjork [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 8:56 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Are the MEDIA covering YOU? > > Ivan and Hilary: I certainly sense your frustration as just one > individual > who was involved in Spreading the Word. I contacted over 50 newspapers, > radio and TV stations around the country, and made sure I got the right > contact in the news department. I received three replies that the item > "would be considered". The problem, of course, is that we have no way of > knowing whether or not the item actually appeared in the Cadillac Gazette, > for example. For all I know, they did run it. But, one thing I do know: > I > provided my email address, my home address and phone number, and other > than > the three initial replies, I was not contacted by a reporter. Of course, > I > know next to nothing about the news media, or whether we should be drawing > any conclusions yet. It may be not that we're "too dull", rather the > topic > so vital to us finds overwhelming competition for sparse news slots. I do > agree that we most likely would profit by some expertise in marketing to > the > news media; i.e. maybe using the news wires more effectively. > > John Bjork > A View from the Lighter Side of PD > > Ivan M Suzman wrote: > > > ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > > Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses sunny and crisp 28 deg. F > > :-) > > ******************************************************************** > > > > Are we PWP's considered to be too dull for newspaper coverage? > > > > Do any of you beat your head against the walls to get editors to assign > > reporters, only to go home after an event with your story still untold? > > > > Hilary Blue is my houseguest for a few days. Last night, while I slept, > > she produced what I think is a highly significant post, which she just > > sent out over my computer this morning to the Parkinson's List. > > > > I must acknowledge how frustrated I feel. I have now completed an > > enormous challenge, of working with ArchBishop Tutu and Barbara > Patterson > > > > and others for nearly seven weeks straight to get his Prayer > distributed. > > > > Yet not one reporter has called me and my story has yet to be told! I] > > don't even know if anyone has intrviewed ArchBishop Tutu!!! > > > > If there are any enterprising and interested reporters out there, > > or journalists or editors , I want to be interviewed by someone who > > writes for > > a newspaper or magazine, before the Tutu story, or the State > > House-Senate > > Resolution story, is reduced to the category of history never printed. > > > > Publish or perish? > > > > Ivan Suzman > > Portland, Maine