Media relations, a component of communications, will play an increasing role as PEO positions itself and the profession for the future.
Media relations involves everyone In the association.
All who come in contact with the media must govern themselves by a media policy to ensure that the association's messages and image are presented in a positive and consistent fashion. This document is the media policy of Professional Engineers Ontario. Policy PEO will, encourage positive media coverage to increase awareness Of the professionand will respond to all media inquiries in a timely, accurate fashion. Registrar Official spokespersons may appoint others to speak to media as appropriate Staff Public relations staff are authorized to respond to media inquiries of a factual nature, but may not act as official spokespersons for the association, Public relations staff receive all incoming media inquiries and arrange interviews as appropriate. Other PEO staff must direct media inquiries to public relations staff and act in accordance with the media policy.