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Presenters:Jim McKay
TEAM for WV Children
Jake LynchWV Community Development Hub
Everyone who is here!
Some Questionable Beliefs
• The facts will set you free.• The data speak for themselves.• We need to educate everyone.• We just need a catchier message/slogan.• Those who don’t support us don’t make sense.
Developing strategy
• What is the problem or issue?
• What is the solution or policy?
• Who has the power to make the necessary change?• Who is the opposition? What do they believe?• Who can be mobilized to apply the necessary
pressure?• What messages need to be developed for which
groups?
Developing story elements
• Identify authentic voices
• Use evocative symbols
• Use compelling visuals • Develop media bites
• Calculate social math
Calculating social math
Social math is the process of translating large numbers to be interesting to journalists and meaningful to audiences.
Using familiar things, break down numbers by• Time (# per year, month, week, day, hour)• Place (enough people to fill classrooms, school buses,
a stadium, a specific city)• Dollars (spent on ice cream, shoes, coffee)• Ironic comparisons (highlights value by comparing to
less important things)
Developing media bites
• Keep it short 8 - 10 seconds
• Talk about what is important
• Avoid jargon
• Evoke a picture
• Present a solution
• Frame from the social/policy perspective rather than individual/behavioral focus
Media bites
• Smoking a “safer” cigarette is like jumping out of a 10th floor window rather than a 12th floor window.
• Having a no-smoking section in a restaurant is like having a no-peeing section in a swimming pool.
• AMC Theater large popcorn has 1,030 calories and 57 grams of saturated fat. That's like eating a pound of baby back ribs topped with a scoop of Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
Speak in 30 second quotes (or less). Long answers are rarely used. Boil down everything you want to say before you say it.
Be yourself. No technical jargon. Make sure that someone with a 10th grade education would understand what you are saying.
Dress conservatively for television. No bright colors. No thin stripes. If you are on a set avoid wearing blue or green.
Don’t say, “no comment”, it makes you sound guilty. Try, “I’ll find that out and get back to you.” Then think of a good answer and get back to them.
A simple yes or no to a question will keep you from being quoted. Rephrase the reporter’s question in the beginning of your answer.
Read a newspaper (and Twitter) before your interview.
List of WV reporters on Twitter:https://twitter.com/WOWK13News/lists/wv-press
In a television or radio interview consider every microphone, every camera to be on at all times. Don’t say or do anything you wouldn’t say or do in church.
Bridging can be used to• Return to “islands of safety”• Deal with difficult questions• Stay on the subject
Common Bridges• Again…• The key point here is…• Let’s take that a step further…• Let me add…• That’s important, but the real issue is…• You should also know that...
Other Tips
• Know how your interview will be used.• Don’t fight narrative with numbers.• If they give you a portrait, bridge to a
landscape.• Practice, practice, practice.• Choose your messengers carefully.
Practice Questions
• Tell us about what you're working on. What's your idea? • Do you think this policy has a chance at the legislature?
How's it going to fare this year during the session?• How much is this going to cost? • Is there really a need for this? • When you say _____ what does that mean exactly?”• Other questions?
Homework• Make a pitch to a member(s) of your local media outlet.• Share your Policy Idea• Highight elements of your policy story:
• What is the problem or issue?• What is the policy solution to address that problem?• Who has the power to make the necessary change?• How are you working to enact your policy solution?
• Develop 3 media bites for your issue (and SHARE them!)• Invite the media to the Policy Summit on Sept. 14-15
Media Contacts
List of WV reporters on Twitter:https://twitter.com/WOWK13News/lists/wv-press
WV Media Guidehttp://www.wvmediaguide.com/
Jim McKayTEAM for WV Children
Jake LynchWV Community
Development [email protected]
202-718-4524
Contact Info
http://slideshare.net/pcawv