Media Tools for Afterschool

Like it or hate it, respect it or scoff at it, one fact remains: the media exert enormous influence over the way Americans think about their common culture, their politics, their communities and their world.

General Tips:

Learn how the media works and how to work with it. You will also learn when the best time is to communicate with the media and when that time comes how to best frame your message.  

Pitching to Media:

Find what you need to gain media attention for your program. Resources include writing to and for newspapers, developing media packets and more. 

PSAs Public Service Announcements (PSA):

Learn more about our PSAs and how you can get them placed in your community.

Contact the Media:

Use our Action Center to access contact info for local and national media or send and email or letter automatically

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