WRCTC News Media Training for Narcotics and LE
Tue, Sep 07
|Rocky Mountain HIDTA
This course will teach students how to build successful media relations programs that deliver their agency’s messages to citizens through traditional and social media. The class combines lectures with hands-on exercises and includes on-camera training. *No Lodging or Per Diem* 30 student limit
Time & Location
Sep 07, 2021, 8:30 AM MDT – Sep 09, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
Rocky Mountain HIDTA, 10200 E Girard Ave, Suite C444 Denver, CO 80231, USA
Class Description
*Limited to 30* This course will teach First Responders, Command Staff, and Public Information Officers how to build successful media relations programs that deliver their agency’s messages to citizens through traditional and social media.
The class combines lectures with hands-on exercises and includes on-camera training. Students will encounter “crisis” scenarios and brief on “breaking” news. Classmates will play the role of aggressive reporters. Critiques and discussions will follow.
The course traces the development of news media, providing the history that has led to the emergence of social media as an important force. Students will exchange “Best Practices” in the use of social media to promote their agencies’ objectives.
Participants will learn how to:
Be proactive in dealing with the news media
Improve on-camera performance