The following is a sample script to use when calling reporters. Adapt it to your specific needs, and be sure to have your talking points and quotable facts or information handy when you make the call. Also be sure to have a list of other spokespeople who can talk about various issues.
Many reporters are interested in the organizing or activist themes.
It is great to encourage reporters to come to trainings and workshops, and to use this interest a hook. Don t let the reporter s interest in puppet making, in other words, distract you from trying to get them to cover the issue. Covering fun organizing events is comparatively easier than exploring the harmful impacts of globalization. Similarly, many of the reporters want to discuss the violence issue. It is best to avoid long discussions of this with reporters, and instead simply state that all participants in MGJ have agreed to non-violence guidelines.