Sample media advisory

(Cut and paste, edit, and re-type this advisory on your organization's stationery. Send it to local newspaper editors, metro editors, assignment editors, and public service announcement directors at local radio and TV stations.)

EDITORS: If you are interested in covering the following event or need more information, contact [name of media coordinator] at [phone number].

MEDIA ADVISORY [Name of event]

[Headline, such as: Local Communities Hold Award Ceremonies for Preservation Heroes]

WHO: [List the speakers and/or organization(s) holding the event]

WHAT: [Describe the event. For example, is it a public forum, music festival or walking tour of a historic Main Street? Include information about why this event is being held, e.g., part of your local National Preservation Month celebration.]

[Your Organization] is hosting activities across [name of your city or town] as part of a nationwide celebration of National Preservation Month, sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The theme for National Preservation Month 2006 is "Sustain America: Vision, Economics, and Preservation."

WHEN: [Date, time(s)]

WHERE: [Location: include specific street address, building, etc.]

[Source: National Trust for Historic Preservation.]