Do you want to know how to deal with negative media coverage of equality groups - Gypsies and Travellers, lesbians and gay men, refugees, women and/or others?

For equality groups dealing with the media can often be a challenge. This training aims to provide delegates with invaluable and practical public relations tools. You will develop an understanding of what media relations is and how it can benefit your organisation and the frontline groups that you work with. You will equip yourself with skills to gain local and national media coverage from writing a press release to planning a great photo to dealing with negative coverage, including complaints.

Training: Media Relations for Equality Groups
Venue: Channel4, Francis House (details will be sent to you on booking)
Date: Tuesday 24 March 2009
Time: 10am to 4pm (registration from 9:30am)
Cost: £50 (standard cost £120)
Bursaries are available to cover the course fee if your organisation cannot afford to attend.

To book onto this course

Contact trainingandevents@mediatrust.org or 020 7217 3780. Please tell us about any access requirements when you book (e.g. BSL interpreter, large print handouts, wheelchair access etc). Please note this is an interactive and workshop oriented training and has a limit of a maximum of 20 people so please book as soon as possible.

Bursaries

If you would like to apply for a bursary to cover the cost of the training, please contact Isabel Livingstone at Women’s Resource Centre on isabel@wrc.org.uk or 020 7324 3037.

This event is part of the Improving Support programme funded by Capacitybuilders. Media Trust and the Women’s Resource Centre are lead agencies of the ‘marketing and communications’ and ‘equalities’ workstreams respectively. For more information visit: www.improvingsupport.org.uk.