Media Outreach

You can play an important role in informing others in your community as well as on the national level about the common good. These pages contain resources for helping you reach out to the media. In addition, other sections in this website, Catholic Social Teaching and The Common Good for example, have useful information that will help you frame your message.

Media Outreach Tip Sheet

Before picking up the phone to call a reporter or dashing off a press release, there a few things to keep in mind when it comes to “pitching” your story to the media...

Navigating the Media Landscape

Major national newspapers like the New York Times, wire services like the Associated Press, local radio stations, television news outlets, and trade publications that focus on specific topics vary in focus and tone. Add in religion news outlets, diocesan newspapers and blogs and you quickly realize the media landscape is growing more diverse each day...

Sample Letters to the Editor

Writing letters to the editor is an excellent way to communicate the values of justice, peace and the common good found at the heart of Catholic social teaching...

Sample Talking Points

When you are interviewed by a reporter it's important to be prepared with key messages...