Some more great tips from Glenn Reynolds
Here are some highlights:
4. Pass out talking points, just in case Joe or Jane Protestor gets buttonholed by a reporter.
5. This is all about image. If we don’t present the media with a professional, organized and, unfortunately, scripted image, they are going to make their own, and it won’t be favorable.
6. Recruit some help to pack the area around people being interviewed for background. God love the guy in the crazy Uncle Sam suit, and we certainly need the Minute Men, but these folks will quickly become THE story because they are colorful or controversial i.e., Good TV. Welcome their support. Maybe give them a minute on the mic. But I recommend trying to pack in mainstream, boring looking, and diverse Americans around the camera. No offense to anyone. Anytime a TV camera comes out, a certain number and type of attention seeker will flock to it. Now is the time for Grandma and Grandpa, the Plumber, the Young Executive, and the Homeschooling Mom to flock to the camera as background. Don’t be shy. Remember, how do you want your cause to be presented by the media? As crazies? Or as Concerned Neighbors?
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These are all really good tips but THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS ALERT THE MEDIA BEFORE THE EVENT! ALL TV AND RADIO STATIONS HAVE TIP LINES……INVITE THEM TO COME TALK TO THE PEOPLE AT YOUR HOUSE AS THEY ARE MAKING THE SIGNS!!!
I have seen signs that are funny and out rageous and make the point just as muchas an angry sign.
My 3 favorite so far are:
Stimulate the economy! Buy me a baby grand piano!
Stimulate the economy! Buy me a tummy tuck!
And a cowboy gentleman with a sign that said:BEER FOR MY HORSES!
I’M TAKING STUFFED ANIMALS……….PIGS OF COURSE!
I AM LOOKING FOR A GAME OF PIN THE TAIL IN THE DONKEY…TAILS COULD BE LABELED DIFFERENTLY!
OUR TEA PARTY IS GOING TO BE MARCH 7TH FROM NOON TIL 1:30PM AT THE WINDOW ON THE BAY PARK IN MONTEREY, CALIF.
CONTACT MELANIE VIA EMAIL AT teapartymontereyco@sbcglobal.net
or me / Cindy via cell phone at 831-373-7362
if YOU are handy with a computer and can post this information other places, i would greatly appreciate it…i am using someone else’s computer as i am traveling this week and it is OLD and slow!
Thanks
Cindy Stanley