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  1. Are you paying too much to send out your news releases?
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    If you have been using a corporate newswire service to send out your news releases you are likely paying $500 or more to send out a single release -- and that release may not even be reaching the people you want to reach.
  2. Connexions Digest
    Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 1988
  3. Frequently Asked Questions about Sources
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, authors and researchers with the sources they need for their work. SOURCES spotlights organizations, institutions, government agencies, companies, and individuals who want to share their expertise and points of view with the media. The SOURCES directory is used by thousands of reporters and researchers who need to find quotable sources and reliable information for their news stories or research.
  4. Getting Ink for Your New Product
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2004
    Get media coverage of your product.
  5. Grassroots media relations 
    A short introduction to media relations strategies for activist groups
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010   Published: 2017
    A media relations guide for organizers and activists.
  6. Helping you reach the media 
    How Sources can help you get more and better media coverage
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    Media coverage is the most valuable kind of publicity there is because it is based on the news value or information value of what you do or say, and is therefore far more credible than paid publicity like advertising. SOURCES makes it possible for organizations, institutions, companies, and individuals to reach the media effectively, consistently, and inexpensively. SOURCES has been helping organizations, companies, institutions, and individuals get media attention for over 30 years.
  7. How Sources magnifies your Internet visibility
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2006   Published: 2009
    How the high Internet ranking of the Sources Web site helps magnify the public profile of organizations and companies who are listed in Sources.
  8. Media Names & Numbers
    Your Connection to the Media
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2000   Published: 2009
    A comprehensive directory of the Canadian news media, including television and radio stations and programs, daily, weekly, ethnic and campus newspapers, consumer and trade magazines, and academic journals. Media Names & Numbers is indexed by subject, and is available in print and electronic formats. An annual subscription includes a print directory and access to the continuously updated online version.
  9. News Conferences
    Resource Type: Article
    Basic guidelines for conducting news conferences.
  10. News Releases
    Resource Type: Article
    The hows and whys of preparing and distributing media releases.
  11. News releases that work -- and those that don't
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 1999
    Media relations know-how: effective media releases.
  12. Press release guide
    Advice and tips on how to make an effective press release or media advisory.
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2006
    What is a media advisory? A media advisory is a means of notifying the press of an event or news story that will happen in the future. It is essentially an event reminder that is in a format that makes it easy for journalists to record the event in their calendars or day planners. It is a proactive way for activists to inform news outlets of events and actions that you want publicized in the future.
  13. The Princess and the Press
    How to write a news release that will make you the belle of the ball
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2001   Published: 2005
    Your relationship with the press might not be a fairy tale, but it definitely doesn't have to be horror story: How to write a news release that will make you the belle of the ball.
  14. The Princess and the Press: How to write a news release that will make you the belle of the ball
    Resource Type: Article
    How to write effective press releases.
  15. 6 Tips for Writing a Successful VNR
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2003
    A video news release(VNR) is essentially a press release on video. The key difference is how it is planned and written.
  16. Sources Archived News Releases 1977 - 2008
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 1977   Published: 2008
    News releases from 2008 and before.
  17. Sources Calendar
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 2009   Published: 2013
    Listings of events of interest to journalists, editors, researchers, publishers and others working in the media and in publishing, covering Canadian and international events, press conferences, meetings, festivals and holidays, as well as award deadlines.
  18. Sources.com 
    Portal for Journalists and Writers - The directory for reporters, writers, editors and researchers
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 1977   Published: 2009
    Sources is an information portal for journalists, freelance writers, news editors, authors, researchers and journalism students -- and a resource for organizations, institutions, businesses, and individuals who want to get media coverage of their expertise and their views on newsworthy topics.
    Journalists: Use Sources to find experts, media contacts, spokespersons, scientists, lobbyists, officials, speakers, university professors, researchers, newsmakers, CEOs, executive directors, media relations contacts, spokespeople, talk show guests, PR representatives, Canadian sources, story ideas, research studies, databases, universities, colleges, associations, businesses, government, research institutions, lobby groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), in Canada and internationally.
    Newsmakers: Use Sources to raise your profile and get media coverage. Sources is a powerful tool which complements and magnifies your other efforts to publicize yourself. See www.sources.com/Profile.htm, fill out the membership form, or call 416-964-7799.
  19. The Sources HotLink 
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 1996   Published: 2009
    A website and newsletter dealing with media relations strategies.
  20. Sources News Release Archive 2008
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2008
    News releases from 2008.
  21. Sources News Release Archive 2009
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    News releases from 2009.
  22. Sources News Releases
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 1977   Published: 2017
    News releases from organizations and companies on a wide range of topics. Includes an extensive topic index, an archive of releases going back to the 1970s, and links to experts and organizations knowledgeable about the issues covered in the releases. Available via RSS feed as well as on the Sources.com website.
  23. Sources Select News
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 2016
    RSS news feed featuring news releases, announcements, expert comment, views, and opinion from members of Sources, the resource for journalists, writers, editors, researchers, producers, and other media professionals in Canada and abroad.
  24. Successful news releases: 7 must-know tips
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 1997   Published: 1999
    Make it short, make it make, make sure it's important.
  25. Video News Releases
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2003
    Video News Releases (VNRs) are just that: broadcast-quality videos intended for release to television stations. They typically contain a "story" in television format, complete with reporter, just as a news release imitates a news story.

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