Newspapers havefeatured it on the front page. Radio and TV have covered it as a top news item. News releases are sent to all local media with an invitation to attend. Media are usually requested to hold their coverage until the day of or the day after the event. This aids in eliminating the general public from trying to attend the program.
Most counties use professionals to take pictures and slides of the docu-drama.
These visuals are used in a variety of ways to promote the docu-drama and to keep the message going as we work with youth. Photographs are sometimes used by schools to develop displays placed at the exit area of their prom to remind students of what can happen if they are careless in their driving. Videos are used in school driver's education classes. This is especially helpful to schools in counties where the docu-drama is only held every other year. Educational packets are given to students at the conclusion of most docu-dramas.