news releases
Daily Update, Thursday, June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
CORRECTION: Leftover draw licenses on sale today June 26
June 26, 2024
Daily Update, Wednesday, June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024
New Mexico Fishing and Stocking Reports for June 25
June 26, 2024
Daily Update, Tuesday, June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024
Amendment to Major Disaster Declaration opens
June 24, 2024
Wildfire Daily Update, Sunday, June 23, 2024
June 23, 2024
2024 Spaceport America Cup Comes to a Close
June 23, 2024
NEW Inside NM! Episode #243
June 23, 2024
City Announces Pool Summer Hours and Recreation Sessions
June 23, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of June 23 to 30, 2024.
June 23, 2024
Leftover draw licenses on sale June 26
June 23, 2024
Are you impacted by New Mexico wildfires?
June 23, 2024
Support Ruidoso Fire Victims
June 20, 2024
RPNM Commemorates Juneteenth
June 19, 2024
Wildfire Notification – South Fork, Salt Fires
June 19, 2024
Teen Night Set for June 28 at Genoveva Chavez Center
June 18, 2024
Santa Fe Honors Women in History with Three New Markers
June 18, 2024
Wildfire Notification – South Fork Fire, Salt Fire
June 18, 2024
Wildfire Notification #21
June 18, 2024
Governorâs Cabinet to visit Clovis and Portales
June 17, 2024
Boys & Girls Club of San Juan County
June 17, 2024
NEW Inside NM! Episode #242
June 14, 2024
City Celebrates Juneteenth with Events All Weekend
June 14, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of June 16 to 23, 2024.
June 14, 2024
State-Led Mimbres Crew tackles first wildland fire
June 14, 2024
NMDWS Labor Relations Division to host rapid hire event
June 13, 2024
Heat advisory issued before official start of summer
June 13, 2024
New Mexico Fishing and Stocking Reports for June 11
June 12, 2024
Mayor Webberâs Statement on Statues Resolution Tonight
June 12, 2024
Second New Mexico-Based Facility Awarded CHIPS Funding
June 11, 2024
Correction: Quarterly Two-Mile Pond Report Is Released
June 10, 2024
Pride Flag Raising and Proclamation Reading Rescheduled
June 10, 2024
1614 Paseo de Peralta RFP Deadline Extended
June 10, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of June 9 to 16, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Volunteers Sought for Urban Heat Map Study June 30
June 6, 2024
RPNM Commemorates D-Day
June 6, 2024
NEW Inside NM! Episode #241
June 6, 2024
Upcoming Events – June and July 2024
June 6, 2024
New Mexico Wildfire Updates – Blue 2, Indios fires
June 5, 2024
New Mexico Fishing and Stocking Reports for June 4
June 4, 2024
Wildfire Updates – Blue 2, Indios fires
June 4, 2024
Wildfire Notification #16
June 3, 2024
NEW Inside NM! Episode #240
June 2, 2024
Wildfire Notification #15
June 2, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of June 2 to 9, 2024.
May 31, 2024
Wildfire Notification #13
May 31, 2024
RPNM Statement on Trump Verdict
May 31, 2024
Chip seal operations continue in Grant Co.
May 30, 2024
2024 Movies in the Park Kicks Off on May 31
May 30, 2024
Wildfire Notification #12
May 30, 2024
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- Think about what you want to write.
- While writing early drafts, do not stop to correct spelling errors or to reorganize ideas. Get a feel for the creative flow of the release.
- Be completely brutal with your first draft. Nothing should satisfy you. Delete, substitute, rearrange, insert.
- Be especially critical of the first few paragraphs. They are the most important to the story.
The Venerable Press Release Is Here to Stay
- by Tracy Wemett , MediaPost
Companies have often scorned press releases. In recent years, as social media has taken center stage, the decibel for their abolition has definitely grown louder. Popular grumbles weâve heard include:
- Why do we need a press release when we have a blog?
- We can socialize announcements, so whatâs the point of an official press release?
- Who reads them?
Letâs start with the last question first: readership.
The purpose of most press releases is to condense the facts and give critical takeaways for the media to digest. The trick is making it attractive enough for journalists to report on or to include in an article.
- Put yourself in the target audienceâs place and reread the story to be sure nothing can be misinterpreted.
- Have others on your staff read the drafts.
- Do suggest a headline for the story, but donât try to write the story itself for the media.
- Check the story a final time for accuracy. Verify all numbers, names, titles and policy issues. Remember, âgood news releases are not written, they are rewritten.â