Compiled by Guy Dauncey

Phone numbers and emails often change: please send any corrections to guydauncey@earthfuture.com

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD PRESS RELEASE

1. Get their attention, RIGHT UP FRONT.
2. TARGET your audience. Who do you want to read this ? What are their interests?
3. Be NEWSWORTHY, and UNIQUE. Package your story to make it attractive.
4. Show RELEVANCE to people's needs. Make it relate to ordinary people.
5. Write attractive QUOTES/BITES, in speech marks. These will often be quoted.
6. Keep it simple. Avoid complicated words & phrases. Max length: 1.5 sides.
7. End the first page with 'more...', bottom right. End the last page with '-30-', printed centre.
8. Send the Release. Follow-up with a phone-call the next day. Establish personal rapport.

HOW TO GET A GOOD TV STORY

1. THINK in PICTURES. Invent good visuals. Be creative.
2. Phone your CONTACT. Tell them about the story, and the visuals.
3. The more you're on top of the story, the more likely you'll get good coverage. Good luck!!

 

Phone

Fax

Email

Electronic Activist Resources
EcoNews (Greater Victoria, monthly, deadline 24th of month) 250-881-1304   guydauncey@earthfuture.com
www.earthfuture.com/econews
Peace, Earth & Justice News (Greater Victoria, weekly)     info@pej.ca
Victoria-Action Public Email List (non-discussion announcement list for Victoria)    

Send the following command to listproc@Envirolink.org
SUBSCRIBE VICTORIA-ACTION YOUR NAME

Victoria IndyMedia     http://victoria.indymedia.org/
process/about.php
       

Times Colonist

380-5211

380-5353

 

Publisher - Alan Allnutt

380-5202

 

aallnutt@times-colonist.com

Editor - Andrew Phillips

995-4452

 

mdavis@times-colonist.com

Letters to the Editor

Box 300, Victoria V8W 2N4

 

380-5353

letters@times-colonist.com

(no attachments)

Voices (Op-Ed submissions)

   

mdavis@times-colonist.com

Jody Patterson

380-5204

 

jpaterson@times-colonist.com

Jack Knox

380-5206

 

jknox@times-colonist.com

Les Leyne (politics)

387-1591

 

leyne@island.net

Capital Region - Denise Helm

380-5334

 

localnews@times-colonist.com

Where You Live - Jeff Bell

380-5371

 

jbell@timescolonist.com

Life - Carolyn Heiman

380-5343

 

life@times-colonist.com

- Grania Litwin

380-5360

   

- Katherine Dedyna

380-5358

   

Environment - Malcolm Curtis

380-5362

 

localnews@victoriatimescolonist.com

Municipalities - Cindy Harnett

380-5348

   

Business Editor, Darron Kloster

380-5235

 

tcbusiness@times-colonist.com

Business - Norm Gidney

380-5375

 

ngidney@times-colonist.com

GO events listing.

Mail to TC, Box 300, V8W 2N4

 

380-5353

 

GO - Dierdre Castle

380-5340

380-5353

dcastle@times-colonist.com

       

Monday Magazine www.mondaymag.com

Editor - Alisa Gordaneer

382-6188

381-2662

editorial@mondaymag.com

Meg Walker - Calendar

382-6188

 

Deadline --prior Thursday

Russ Francis – News Editor

382-6188

   
       

The News Group

Victoria Regional News - Brian Dryden

381-3484

386-2624

vicnews@vinewsgroup.com

EnviroNews - Gem Mortimore

474-5157

474-5157

 

Esquimalt News - Jim Zeebeen

381-5664

386-2624

 

Goldstream Gazette - Keith Norbury

478-9552

478-6545

gold_gazette@sanati.com

Oak Bay News - David Lennam

598-4123

598-4123

 

Pennisula Review - Judy Reimche

656-1151

656-5526

penreview@vinewsgroup.com

Saanich News - Alanna Jorde

381-5664

386-2624

 

Sooke News Mirror - Mitch Moneo

642-5752

642-4767

 
Island Tides - Christa Grace-Warrick  629-3660    islandtides@gulfislands.com
       

Other Local Print Media

Boulevard Magazine – Vivian Sinclair

598-8111

598-3183

baypub@islandnet.com

Business Examiner - Lyle Jenish

381-3926

381-5606

lyle_jenish@bc.sympatico.ca

CFB Esq. Base Newsletter

363-4071

363-4111

 

Driftwood (Salt Spring) – Tony Richards

537-9933

537-2613

news@gulfislands.net

Gulf Islands Online - www.gulfislands.net

   

news@gulfislands.net

EcoNews (monthly) - Guy Dauncey

www.earthfuture.com/econews

Deadline 24th of month

881-1304

881-1304

guydauncey@earthfuture.com

Focus on Women - Mavis Andrews

388-7231

383-1140

focusedit@home.com

Island Christian Info - Adele Wickett

592-6071

592-8217

wickett@urbanweb.net

Island Parent - Selinde Krayenhoff

388-6905

388-6920

iparentmag@coastnet.com

Island Catholic News - Patrick Jamieson

920-0233

920-0262

 

James Bay Beacon

380-6090

380-6090

 

Le Moustique - Chantal Le Febvre

www.lemoustique.bc.ca

595-2209

595-2249

lemoustique@home.com

Martlet, UVic - Gillian Jerome

721-8360

472-4556

martlet@uvic.ca

Nexus, Camosun - Barbara Risto

370-3591

370-3580

nexus@camosun.bc.ca

Offbeat Magazine - Lyndsay Sung

721-8702

721-7111

 

The Ring, (UVic Faculty/Staff) - Val Shore

721-7641

721-8955

vshore@uvic.ca

       

Canadian Printed Media

Canadian Press - Dirk Meissner

384-4912

381-4666

dmeissner@cp.org

Globe & Mail - Kim Lunman

383-9499

383-4363

klunman@globeandmail.ca

Reuters News

684-9784

681-0491

 
       

Public Service Announcements

CJVI AM 900

382-0422

382-4358

 

GeoInfo Calendar UVic - John Newcomb

721-7346

721-6216

jnewcomb@uvic.ca

Shaw Cable - Susie Seekinss/ Tony Iarocci

475-7232

475-7257

thedaily@show.ca

Tourism Office (monthly sheet) - Ryan Mallei

953-2033

382-6539

ryanmallei@tourismvictoria.com

CBC Radio, Box 4600, Vancouver V6B 4A2

     
       

LOCAL RADIO

CBC - Ted Blades

360-2227

360-2600

victoria@radio.cbc.ca

CFAX 1070 - Joe Easingwood

386-1070

386-5775

cfax@islandnet.com

98.5 The Ocean - Rick Wiertz

382-0900

382-4358

 

CKMO - Clint Lalonde

370-3658

370-3658

 

CKKQ The Q - Kirk Mason

475-2800

475-0329

 

CFUV - Dean Schwind

721-8607

721-7111

dschwind@uvic.ca

- Jack Etkin, ‘Solutions’

     

- Chris Cook, CFUV Guerrilla Radio

385-6574

721-7111

uk805@victoria.tc.ca

CKXM 1200 Country - Kirk Mason

475-6611

475-9626

kirk@x913.fm

       

CBC Vancouver

CBC Radio, Box 4600, Vancouver V6B 4A2

     

Early Edition

662-6118

662-6106

earlyed@vancouver.cbc.ca

This Morning

416-205-3700

416-205-6134

thismorning@toronto.cbc.ca

Almanac - Volkmar Richter

662-6101

662-6978

almanac@mindlink.bc.ca

Afternoon Show - Volkmar Richter

662-6128

662-6978

 

Current Affairs - Liz Hughes

662-6000

662-6106

 

As it Happens

   

aih@toronto.cbc.ca

CBC Radio-Canada - Pierre Martineau

228-1296

662-6106

 
       

TELEVISION

CH 6 Victoria - Rob Germaine

389-6400

389-1226

rgermain@wic.ca

- Gordie Tupper

383-2435

384-7766

gtupper@wic.ca

CTV B.C. - Ed Watson

383-2480

383-2460

 

CIVI-TV - Laura Acton

381-2484

383-2460

lauraac@thenewvi.com

SHAW TV - The Daily Assignment Desk

475-7232

475-7257

 

CBC TV News - Greg Sidwell

361-3005

361-3005

greg_sidwell@cbc.ca

CBC Evening News - Mark Dailey

662-6831

662-6878

thedaily@sjrb.ca

CBC News Final - Bill MacLeod

662-6841

620-6878

 

CBC National News - Eve Savory (environment)

662-6867

662-6896

 

CBC Journal & Midday - Sharon Bartlett

662-6837

662-6896

 

CBC Fifth Estate - Anton Koshany

662-6634

662-6896

 

CBC Venture - Diedre Roberts

662-6175

662-6896

 
       

LOWER MAINLAND & OTHER

Province (Victoria office) - Barb McLintock

386-1423

356-9597

 

Vancouver City Desk

732-2030

732-2720

 

Vancouver Sun - Glenn Bohn (Environment)

985-6368

985-6329

 

- City Desk (Ian Lindsay)

732-2146

732-2323

 

Globe & Mail - Deborah Wilson

1-800-

663-0646

684-7956

 

Macleans - Hal Quinn

683-8254

683-4335

 

CP Victoria - Dirk Meissner

384-4912

   

Common Ground - Joseph Roberts

733-2215

733-4415

 

Shared Vision - Rex Wyler

733-5062

731-1050

 

BCEN Environment Report - Charlie Hodge

   

hodgepodge@silk.net

X-Tra West Gay/Lesbian

684-9696

684-9697

 
       

COWICHAN VALLEY

Cowichan News Leader - Richard Wright

746-4471

746-8529

 

Duncan Citizen - David Marsden

748-2666

748-1552

 

Lake News - Susan Kenyon

749-3143

   

Pictorial - Peter Russland

746-4471

746-8529

 

CKAY Duncan Radio

748-1500

748-1517

 

Last updated January 2002