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Cal
Poly News Release Guidelines & Form
We
want to help you spread the good news about Cal Poly.
The information you provide on the form below will be
used by Cal Poly Public Affairs in briefs and news releases
sent to the media -- both on-campus and off-campus media.
Remember: All news items sent to off-campus
media must be approved and distributed by Public Affairs.
Please
submit your information and details at least one month
in advance of the date you want your information to
go out. Newspaper, radio and TV “calendar of events”
sections require event news releases three weeks in
advance. Get your information together early!
If
your information is about an event (lecture, performance,
etc.), remember:
- Only
events open to the general public are eligible for
a news release
- Events
open only to students can be publicized through the
MyCalPoly
portal announcements channel. Visit the
announcements channel for instructions on how to submit
items.
- Events
open only to faculty and staff can be publicized through
Cal Poly Report, the weekly e-newsletter
for faculty and staff. Submit your items to polynews@calpoly.edu
with the words “Cal Poly Report” in the
subject line.
Good
topics for news releases include: regional,
state or national awards for student Instructionally
Related Activities teams or groups, regional, state,
or national awards for faculty and staff members, new
academic programs or majors, workshops, seminars and
lectures (open to the public) by interesting speakers
or on interesting, timely topics, and performances by
student groups (orchestras, dance, etc.). News releases
will generally be limited to 150 to 200 words and should
not include quotes or opinion.
On
occasion, extremely newsworthy items may justify a longer
news release. If so, Public Affairs will contact you
for more information.
Please
feel free to call Public Affairs at ext. 6-1511 if you
have questions about this process or problems filling
out the form. Click on the link, and a Microsoft Word
document will open. Fill out the form and save it to
your hard drive or desktop. Then send the form as an
e-mail attachment to polynews@calpoly.edu.
Click
Here for the News Release Form
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