Enjoy this delightful tour of our Online Media Guide by our New Media Associate Marissa Wasseluk. To subscribe to our online media guide, visit www.chicagomediaguide.org or find out more on our Media Guide page where you can also download sample pages of our print guide as well as our 2012 Media Event Quick Contact Sheet.

The 2012 Media Event Quick Contact sheet and other sample pages from the 2012 Getting On Air, Online & Into Print media guide are now available. Download the resources on our media guide page or read more on our NPCommunicator blog.

The new 2012 Getting On Air, Online & Into Print media guide is now in stock and available. Those who have order their advanced subscription should be receiving their books soon.

For over 21 years, the Community Media Workshop has published Chicago’s most comprehensive directory of media contacts across the Chicagoland area and also includes, regional, Midwest and National contacts. This year’s media guide now includes more planning guides, worksheets and tips to help you get started in telling your story. It also includes new and updated curated contact lists byt topic including Arts, Education, Environment, Health and more. Learn more here and subscribe.

Workshop Media Guide Researcher Deanndra Bunch talks about her process to ensure the media guide data is up-to-date and accurate. Visit our website to subscribe to Chicago’s most comprehensive media guide today.

Media Guide FAQ #2 – Why do I need the media guide? from Community Media Workshop on Vimeo.

Image by Flickr user Nathan Rupert

Order your 2012 media guide NOW to receive 25% the regular price!

Be the first to receive the most up-to-date media contacts in the Midwest and enjoy special savings! The 2012 media guide includes: thousands of reporters’ emails, direct-dials, and twitter accounts; expanded online media section; & complete listings of community and ethnic media in the Midwest!

The 2012 media guide includes:

• Thousands of reporters’ emails, direct-dials, and twitter accounts
• Expanded online media section
• Complete listings of community and ethnic media in the Midwest
• Tip sheets for creating a media plan, pitching reporters, and using social media tools.

Now, with our new online edition of the guide, when you submit an online or complete guide order there’s no need to wait! You can still enjoy early bird savings and begin using the online media guide as soon as you create your login and password!

2012 print guides will be delivered in October.

ORDER YOURS TODAY and use the code 0809mg12 to receive your media guide at the special early bird rate!

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Getting On Air, Online & Into Print is now available online! Access a wealth of Chicago and Midwest media contacts anywhere online by visiting http://www.chicagomediaguide.org.

Days passes with 100 record exports are now available for $45 and unlimited year passes are available for $495. Contact Maggie Walker at maggie@newstips.org for special discounts for previous subscribers.

Tomorrow is a big day for the Workshop. It is with great pride that we will present to the world the online version of our media guide – Getting On Air, Online, and Into Print.

Robert Feder announced the news on his blog today, calling it, “[a] gold mine for anyone with a story to pitch.”

Screen Shot of the Workshop's Online Media Guide

We put a lot of ourselves into creating the online media guide for you, and though we will still have the print version available, we hope you’ll check in tomorrow to explore this new tool and see why we’re so proud of it!