• TWU's Marketing and Communication department will
send one press release to newspapers in Texas and other
hometowns of TWU graduates that are out of state.
•
The press release will list information about TWU’s
December 2009 commencement ceremonies and list all TWU graduates
(except for those who have marked their records private
through the registrar’s office) in a table format.
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In addition, TWU graduates may send a personalized press
release to the newspaper(s) of their choice using the
Fall
09 Graduation Press Release Template, available on Feb.
1, 2010.
Students
can download the press release template from the TWU Marketing
and Communication website after Feb. 1, 2010 and
insert the appropriate information they would like to send
to the newspaper(s) of their choice. The students can then
send the release to the newspapers themselves for possible
publication.
Most
newspapers have their own websites. Visit a search engine
like Google or Yahoo
and type in the newspaper’s information. From the
newspaper’s website you can obtain the appropriate
contact information. Some newspapers have online forms where
you can submit the information. You also can use the phone
book or information to find the newspaper’s phone
number or physical address.
TWU’s Marketing and Communication department recommends
that graduates send their personalized press release to
their chosen newspapers by Feb. 1, 2010
to ensure timely publication.
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DISCLAIMER: Sending a press release announcing
your graduation to your local newspaper(s) does not guarantee
publication. Newspapers are under no obligation to publish
anything sent to them, either by an individual or the university.
Graduates, family and friends should monitor their local
newspaper for publication of your announcement.
•
Please note that sending a graduation announcement press
release to your local newspaper is free. Some newspapers
also may sell space for printing graduation announcements.
It is up to the graduate to decide whether to pay for this
announcement. For more information, contact:
Karen
Garcia
Senior Writer
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: kgarcia@twu.edu
