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size paper. Include your name and a daytime telephone

number. Make sure the release includes the address of

where an event will be held.

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from different areas are mentioned, please tell us where each

person is from.

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news to appear, and why. The number of papers in which an

item can appear is limited because of our emphasis on local

news and the competition for space in our papers.

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Upper Arlington residents win awards from a statewide

organization.

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item. Most media will not publish personal addresses, but

uses them to determine in which of our papers an item should

be published.

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several times, checking to see you have included the basics:

who, what, when, where, why and how. Make sure names

and telephone numbers are correct.

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Focus and lighting are important, particularly of the faces pictured.

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them from left to right and in rows front to back, if applicable.

Place your name and telephone number on the back of the

photo.

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involved, it is best to arrange the people by area and shoot a

separate photo for each appropriate paper.

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stamped envelope. In most cases, unpublished photos are discarded

after one month.

Phone numbers and addresses will not be printed in the

paper. Submitted columns are handled on a case-by-case

basis. To arrange for the submission of a column, call the

commentary editor or the paper editor.

Next, contact your local media outlets. If they welcome pictures, send them along with a description of what your group has done and who in your group contributed.  Here are just a few of the places that you can publically gush in a press release about your events, your scouts and their accomplishments.  It is suggested you submit your item several weeks before an event whenever possible. Because of space limitations, submission of a news item before deadline is not always a guarantee of publication.