Get your media work for 2008 off to a good start. Register Today for ReThink Media's online media skills training "Crafting News Angles & Successfully Pitching Reporters"

This 60 minute online training will take place on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 2PM (EST) /11AM (PST).

Training Description: The best ideas in the world don't get very far if policy makers and the public haven't heard of them. Gaining media coverage is critical to building support for your policy agenda, but it isn't easy. What makes a press release interesting to reporters? What makes an effective pitch call? What are the keys to pitching op-eds to opinion editors, pitching a story or a guest to a radio or TV producer or getting coverage on the release of your next report? Learn the answers to these questions from a recognized expert and submit your organization's upcoming press ideas for feedback and advice — 4-5 ideas will be chosen to include in the training.

Featured Trainer, Nancy Bennett, is an international public relations consultant, specializing in strategic planning, implementing media campaigns, pitching press events and organizing audio press conferences.

Nancy has worked on projects for foundations and non-profits including the Carnegie Corporation of New York, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, League of Women Voters of the United States, Common Cause, Citizens to Stop Nuclear Terrorism, Union of Concerned Scientists, Physicians for Social Responsibility, International Aids Society, Hispanic PAC USA, and the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. House of Representatives.

She has placed clients on Today, Good Morning America, Nightline, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, C-Span, CNBC, NPR, CBC TV and radio, and Internet outlets. She has placed major stories with the Associated Press, Reuters, Canadian Press, Globe and Mail, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and hundreds of other newspapers, magazines and trade publications.

Registration Information:

• Registration is open to all qualifying groups.
• Single session registration costs $55.00.
• Community Membership with ReThink Media is an annual fee of $100.00 and includes priority registration in 4 sessions in our expert media skills series. Community Membership also includes access to the member only portion of ReThink Media's online media and communications resources including recorded On Demand trainings, press page and blog development tools and an extensive media, messaging and public opinion resource library.
• Space is limited to 30. Complete Your Registration Form Today!