Media

REGISTER NOW: NUS-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MEDIA SUMMIT 2013

Amnesty International and the National Union of Students will host a special two-day summit from Weds 28 - Thurs 29 August, for student reporters, newspaper editors and station managers. Register now

Join us for:

• Skills sessions on writing, interviewing, design, advertising revenue, presenting and newsgathering
• Question and answer sessions with leading national journalists in print, broadcast, foreign reporting, investigative journalism and new media
• Opportunities to gather compelling content on human rights issues
• An opportunity to quiz the new NUS President face to face
• Keynote speakers from the very top of their professions
• A panel looking at different ways to get into professional journalism

The summit costs £5 to attend. All food and drink will be provided over the two days. Spaces are initally limited to two people per outlet - extra requests will be placed on a waiting list and allocated at the start of August.

The event will also see the launch of the 2014 Student Human Rights Reporter of the Year Award - you'll learn all about the award, the amazing selection of prizes on offer and details of how to enter.

Register now 

How To...Write Press Releases (pdf) includes:

• The golden rule for your opening paragraph (what, why, where, who, when)
• How to choose media targets
• Presentation tips 
• When the best day of the week to send a press release is
• How to follow up
• All of these tips demonstrated in a template press release

We'd love to hear about your group's media coverage so that we can share it with the rest of the student network - please contact us to let us know.

And don't forget to check out Amnesty news to keep up to date with the latest human rights stories from around the world.