I and one or two other people already have contact with Asher Moses, by the way. I have some contacts at the Sunday Times in Perth, and I'm sure others would have state contacts. (This is why we need press coordination :))
2009/1/23 Kimberlee Weatherall <[email protected]> > Press release is one thing; targeting the right journalists is another. > When whoever is the relevant person gets on to this on their to do list – > I'd suggest getting in touch with some of the more regular IT journalists, > people like Asher Moses. Can pass on some more names of people who've > called/contacted me over time when the relevant person gets around to this! > Also worth pumping regular media commentators for some contacts – maybe try > Matt Rimmer at ANU if you know him – he seems to talk to people constantly! > > Kim > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Charles Gregory > *Sent:* Friday, 23 January 2009 11:02 AM > *To:* Wikimedia-au > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Sydney Morning Herald > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Casey Brown <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 2009/1/22 Nick Perkins <[email protected]>: > > > If the chapter was releasing regular press releases, the media may be > more > > likely to contact the chapter for comment. It makes us look more credible > > and we are in their faces with a media contact more often. > > > > Well, honestly, does the media even know you exist yet? :-) Did > anyone send them anything like a press release? Maybe that's on the > "to-do". > > > > 500 delegates at LInux.conf.au 2009 now know that we exist (thankyou > Angela for the plug!) > > The AGM was only a couple of weeks ago and for a week of that both the Pres > and VP have been at LCA, so I assume no time for press releases yet. > > Regards, > > Charles > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > >
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