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Resources & Tips


Having trouble with organizing those great ideas to pitch or just need a quick template to help you get what you need done? Use our Press Alert Generator and have a complete press alert in minutes!
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Most people don’t know that news sites often have “community calendars” where users can submit their own events or tips to be published on their site and in some cases featured in the day’s news broadcast or news publication.
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Submit press releases and media alerts to Chicago and other Midwest news outlets. A word of advice: Be selective when choosing news outlets to send your news too.
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Read profiles of journalists we’ve talked to and find out how to pitch them.
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Sign up for our E-Mail Newsletter to get updates on training, tips, events and other resources for nonprofits and journalists.
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Newstips is a service that distributes newstip information submitted by hundreds of nonprofits across Chicago. Over 500 journalists subscribe to this service as a reliable source for news and information.
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Find journalists contact information and use the included worksheets, tips and how-to articles to get your story out.
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Get the best and latest ideas on how to get your stories out from experts in the field and from journalists themselves.
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Make your organization visible and accessible on the web by submitting your nonprofit or search for other area nonprofits.
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