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News media relations for law enforcement leaders / by Gerald W. Garner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garner, Gerald W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police and mass media--United States.
- Police and mass media.
- Police and the press--United States.
- Police and the press.
- Police-community relations--United States.
- Police-community relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, [2018]
- Summary:
- To one extent or another, dealing with the news media is a fact of life for every American law enforcement leader. However, news organizations, although a pain at times, can aid law enforcement in a number of ways. This text avoids theory and the intangible and concentrates on the practicalities by exploring past troubled times and focuses on what cops and reporters have to offer each other. The "news" is defined and broken down into some of its technical, component parts. The secrets for establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with reporters are revealed, including the absolute necessity for credibility on the part of the law enforcement leader. Common sense policies and procedures concerning relations with the news media, and the importance of an effective Public Information Officer (PIO) is explored. This how-to-do-it book is a troubleshooting guide that will enable the law enforcement leader to undertake any challenging media situation that is encountered.
- Contents:
- COVER
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- 1 COPS AND THE MEDIA NEED EACH OTHER
- THE BAD OLD DAYS
- WHAT COPS AND REPORTERS SHARE
- THE MEDIA HAVE THE ACCESS
- LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS THE INFORMATION
- POINTS TO REMEMBER
- 2 WHAT IS NEWS?
- THE NEWS GAME
- 5 W's AND AN H
- LEADS, EDITORIALS, AND EDITORIALIZING
- ATTRIBUTION AND AUTHORITY
- MAN BITES DOG
- 3 THE SECRETS TO GOOD MEDIA RELATIONS
- CREDIBILITY SAYS IT ALL
- SOME PERSONAL RULES
- ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP
- 4 DEVELOPING MEDIA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- WHAT NEEDS TO BE COVERED
- CREATING THE GUIDELINES
- SPREADING THE WORD
- CRITIQUE AND REVISE
- SAMPLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS
- 5 KEY TO SUCCESS: THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
- THE VALUE OF A GOOD PIO
- CHOOSING THE PRESS OFFICER
- PREPARATION FOR THE JOB
- THE MANY DUTIES OF THE PIO
- PROBLEMS TO AVOID
- ORGANIZATIONAL SURVIVAL
- 6 NEWSPAPERS: GET IT IN WRITING
- THE PERMANENCE OF PRINT
- THE NEWSPAPER'S STRENGTHS
- USING THE OPINION PAGE
- 7 TELEVISION: THE ALL-SEEING EYE
- THE PECULIARITIES OF TELEVISION NEWS
- VISUALS ARE EVERYTHING
- TV'S VALUE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
- 8 RADIO: MUSIC, NEWS, AND TALK
- RADIO'S CHANGING VOICE
- RULES FOR RADIO
- TALK, TALK, AND MORE TALK
- 9 THE VALUE OF THE INTERNET
- A NEW GENERATION'S INFORMATION SOURCE
- THE NET'S VERSION OF THE NEWS
- USING THE INTERNET TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
- WHAT IS NEXT?
- 10 WINNING THE INTERVIEW GAME
- GETTING READY FOR A GRILLING
- TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW
- FORESTALLING A DISASTER
- 11 NEWS RELEASES THAT GET USED
- GATHERING THE FACTS.
- ORGANIZING THE RELEASE
- DOS AND DON'TS
- PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES
- 12 COMMANDING THE NEWS CONFERENCE AUDIENCE
- WHEN AND WHEN NOT TO CALL ONE
- PREPARING FOR THE BIG EVENT
- LEADING THE CONFERENCE
- WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
- 13 DIRTY TRICKS AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM
- THE INTERRUPTER
- THE LIAR
- THE CONVOLUTED QUESTIONER
- THE MACHINE GUN QUESTIONER
- THE SPEECHMAKER
- THE DEAD AIR PLOY
- THE AMBUSH INTERVIEWER
- THE SNEAK
- HOW TO MAKE A MEDIA COMPLAINT
- 14 A SPECIAL CHALLENGE: THE MEDIA ON-SCENE
- THE CRIME SCENE
- THE DISASTER SCENE
- SOME COMMON SENSE GUIDELINES
- 15 OVERCOMING BAD NEWS
- HOW TO MAKE THINGS WORSE
- SURVIVING THE ASSAULT
- THE POLICE MISCONDUCT STORY
- BOUNCING BACK FROM DISASTER
- 16 MAKING GOOD NEWS: THE FEATURE STORY
- WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY
- THE HUMAN INTEREST ANGLE
- INITIATIVE AND CREATIVITY ARE VITAL
- 17 FAKE NEWS
- WHAT IS FAKE NEWS?
- IS IT REAL OR FAKE?
- COMBATTING FAKE NEWS
- GLOSSARY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-09244-3
- OCLC:
- 1043962777
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