Anatomy Of A News Release

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Barbara B. Nixon, Ph.D. (ABD) :: Georgia Southern University A BAKER’S DOZEN: THE ANATOMY OF A NEWS RELEASE

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Barbara B. Nixon, Ph.D. (ABD) :: Georgia Southern University

A BAKER’S DOZEN: THE ANATOMY OF A NEWS RELEASE

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LETTERHEAD WITH ADDRESS1

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THE WORDS NEWS RELEASE

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News R

elease

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR EMBARGO3

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MEDIA CONTACT INFO4

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HEADLINE (& SUBHEAD)5

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DATELINE6

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LEAD7

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QUOTATIONS8

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BODY9

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PAGE SLUGS10

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ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO11

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BOILERPLATE12

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END SIGN13

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CONTACT ME

Barbara B. Nixon, Ph.D. (ABD)Assistant Professor of Public RelationsGeorgia Southern University

Life Member & Past President of the International Listening Association (listen.org)

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: barbaranixon

Skype: barbara.b.nixon

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