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AK21103 PRINCIPLES OF

PUBLIC RELATIONS
LECTURE 7:
MEDIA RELATIONS
MEDIA RELATIONS
What is Media Relations?

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Open Channel Communication Publicity and Coverage
An activity intended to build open channels
of communication between an organization
Basically, means obtaining suitable
and the media, as a way of sharing news and
publicity, or news coverage on client’s
features of potential interest to the media
activities or PR practitioners' organization.
audience
(Lattimore et al.,2009)

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Shaping of Public Opinion Images and Reputation
Effective media relations helps
Helps organization in organization to build its images for
shaping public opinion better reputation
PR – MEDIA RELATIONS - PUBLIC 3

Mapping the relationship

Government
/ Regulator

Consumers

MEDIA
Image / ORGANIZATION PUBLIC
Reputation RELATIONS

NGOs

International
institutions
Social
institutions
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MEDIA RELEASE / STATEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE
Documents sent out by organization Staged event organized by the PR on
to the media. Press release – hard behalf of the organization. A venue to
news, such as announcement / Soft inform the media and at the same
news – feature / Just a statement. time to address any feedback from the
media.

JARGON

GATE KEEPERS MEDIA PITCHING


A process and an individual. A process A process whereby a PR practitioners
whereby the editor of the media may
decide to publish or not the media
release sent by the PR practitioners. .
04 03 will pitch to the media for some
interesting story.
TOOLS FOR MEDIA RELATIONS 5

(conventional)

STAGED EVENTS
Press conference & Media briefing.

MEDIA RELEASES
Hard and soft news.

ACCESS OPPORTUNITY
Interview opportunity with key
personnel in the organization.
TOOLS FOR MEDIA RELATIONS (NEW) 6

Audio & video


Headline &
Link

SOCIAL The future of media


MEDIA WEBINAR relations

Pictures of events +
Caption

Story, pictures & video


TACTICS TO FOSTER BETTER RELATIONS 7

FACTS & FIGURE FAIR TREATMENT WHEN


It is essential to share interesting All media organizations are Media has their own schedule,
and timely story with the media. competitors. All are competing for knowing this on when to send
Media love facts and figures spot and exclusive news. Be fair to media releases would increase
all media personnel and company. trust between your organization
and the media. 

APPRECIATION WHO IS WHO


Media days, awards & complete Media Guidebook would be a good
media personnel profile. start to get to know who is who
and where in the media industry .

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