Communication Resources
Simply Put is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guide to putting information in readable, plain language. The Simply Put Guide contains tips for print materials, such as brochures and fact sheets, for use by any audience. Print messages are more effective when they are easy-to-read and attractive to audiences. https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/
For best results with most print and broadcast media, follow the usage and style recommendations in The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, Perseus Publishing, Cambridge, MA. https://www.apstylebook.com
A Responsible Press Office, by Marguerite Sullivan; a “sort of
pocket guide for government leaders and public information officials who want to create
an effective mechanism of communication between the press and the
government.”
https://publications.america.gov/publication/a-responsible-press-office-an-insiders-guide/
An online advocacy kit published by the Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development, an education advocacy group.
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/newsandissues/ascdadvocacyguide.pdf
Communications Tool Kit published by the Leadership for Effective
Advocacy and Practice Institute, Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development.
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/newsandissues/leapcommunicationskit.pdf
Tips for effective press release writing and effective media
relations; a compiled list with links to other sites. The links that work are
good.
http://www.internetnewsbureau.com