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  Introduction & Index

 

  What is PR 

 

  Job Expectations        

 

  Types of Media

 

  Building Relationships      

 

  Media, Hams & FCC Rules 

 

  The Basic News Release      

 

  Interviews and Live 

 

  Making your own show 

 

  Easy P.R. 

 

  Public Service Events 

 

  Piggy-back to  Events 

 

  Pictures NOW!  

 

  P.R. Research Aids 

 

  Making Friends

 

  ARES® PIO

 

  Final Exam Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Section 14 - Research Aids

 

 

 

 

As a PIO, you not only will be putting out information but also need to get information.  Thankfully, the internet has made getting information a lot easier and faster.  But you often need to know where to start looking.  Here are some of the basic addresses that are regularly used.  There are many more.  Because the internet changes (almost daily), some may not work by the time you read this.  But it is a start.

 

about ham radio          www.arrl.org

about PR                     www.arrl.org/media-and-public-relations

about PR                     www.publicityinsider.com/

Amateur Radio stats    www.ah0a.org

Licenses                        www.arrl.org/arrl-backgrounders

ARRL                         www.arrl.org/reporter-media-information

PSAs                           www.arrl.org/public-service-announcements

display kits                  www.arrl.org/shop/Forms-and-Media-Warehouse

logos                            www.arrl.org/logos-photos

PIO information          www.arrl.org/media-and-public-relations

press releases               www.arrl.org/press-releases

research news stories              http://news.google.com/

research people                       http://www.anywho.com/

research rumors on web          http://www.snopes.com/

research old websites              http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

research websites                    http://www.google.com

research websites                    http://www.yahoo.com

research websites                    http://www.dogpile.com

search engines         http://www.searchengineguide.com/searchengines.html

TV - live news         http://www.livenewscameras.com/

videos                      http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/materials/videos.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of your BEST resources will be looking though the pages of Contact, the monthly e-zine just for PIOs http://www.arrl.org/pio/contact/#current