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Graduation Hometown Press Releases Instructions

Fall 08 Graduation Press Release Available Jan. 13, 2009

 

 

 

 

DENTON Fall 08 Graduation Press Release Template Available Jan. 13, 2009

HOUSTON Fall 08 Graduation Press Release Template Available Jan. 13, 2009

 

 


Please note that this is NOT the site to apply to graduate from TWU. To apply to graduate, please visit the registrar's office in ADM 128, go to www.twu.edu/registrar/graduation.htm or call 940-898-3036.

 

Sending a Graduation Hometown Press Release Instructions

1. Download the TWU Fall 2008 Graduation Press Release Template, which will be available on January 13, 2009.

2. Using the template guidelines, add the appropriate information about yourself that you would like to publish. Be sure to include the reasons why you are sending to that newspaper (hometown, spouse’s hometown, grandparents’ hometown, etc.)

3. Perform spelling and grammar checks on the release. (Neither the graduate nor the university will look good to the newspaper if they receive a press release with spelling and/or grammar errors. Newspapers also will be less likely to publish information from a release that has errors.)

4. Select the newspaper(s) that you wish to send the press releases to and obtain their contact information. HINT: most newspapers have 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.

5. Send the release to the newspaper(s) of your choice.

6. TWU’s Marketing and Communication department recommends that graduates send their personalized press release to their chosen newspapers by January 27, 2009 to ensure timely publication.

7. 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.

8. Graduates, family and friends should monitor their local newspaper for publication of your announcement.

9. 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.

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For more information contact:
Karen Garcia
Senior Copywriter
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: kgarcia@twu.edu
 

Page last updated October 24, 2008

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