Getting the News out

Submit news items to Kurt Beyers, assistant director of University Relations, at kbeyers@fhsu.edu, or use the for available at http://www.fhsu.edu/univrel/news.shtml. Please make sure the information is complete. Whether you use the Web form or not, use it as a guide for the information you need to provide.

Other information that might be pertinent or interesting should also be included: a paragraph of background information about your organization and its history or purpose; a quote or two from someone on the significance of the event; hometowns and classifications of any students involved; or any special requests for distribution of the news release. Make sure that all names are spelled correctly and are in the form preferred by the owner of the name. Double-check dates, times and places.

Lastly, allow enough time. University Relations can get information to local news outlets at almost any time, but if you wait until the morning of the day the information needs to go out, your news may fall victim to more urgent priorities. Anything from three or four days up to two or three weeks of lead time will be necessary depending on the nature of the news. If you have any questions about any aspect of getting your news out, call Beyers at (785) 628-4480 or e-mail him at the address above.

News Releases

To distinguish news from regular mail, the university has special stationery for news releases. This same format is set up for e-mail news releases.

This is the only acceptable news release format. In keeping with the guidelines for secondary logos, you may substitute your departmental logo for the Tiger.

Because University Relations is the university's official media contact, the University Relations information located at the bottom of the news release letterhead must not be altered in any way. Specific contact information about your department is to be included in the body of the individual news release.

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