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Be a Media Advocate
As a UUSC media advocate, you help to raise awareness of critical social-justice issues in the United States and around the world - and influence public opinion. Specifically, UUSC media advocates engage the media to raise issues relating to UUSC's program work and advocacy campaigns.
Tips and Tools for UUSC Media Advocates
Sample* Letters to Newspaper Editors
Examples** of Letters to Newspaper Editors
- Example Letter to the Editor - Darfur Peacekeeping [PDF]
- Example Letter to the Editor - Sudan Divestment [PDF]
- Example Letter to the Editor - Hurricane Katrina [PDF]
Sample Op-eds
Examples of Op-eds
Sample Press Releases/News Advisories
- Sample Press Release - Civil Rights Journey [PDF]
- Sample Press Release - JustWorks [PDF]
- Sample Press Release - JustJourneys [PDF]
- Sample Press Advisory - Reverse Trick-or-Treating [PDF]
For more information about being a UUSC media advocate, contact Dick Campbell, UUSC's Media Coordinator.
* Sample letters and op-eds are suggested models for writers to use or preferably to adapt and put in their own words.
** Examples are already published letters and op-eds that can be used to get ideas about substance, style, and format, but writers should not use the same or similar wording of any sentence or groups of sentences.
