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Hi Reader,

We're helping a client plan a media tour for a major project they're launching. One of the first questions that came up: who will be the spokesperson?

Obviously their CEO will be front and center. But who else will be available to talk with the media?

Reporters need more than one voice to file a story.

This Week’s Quick PR Tip: Build Your Media Moment Around the Story, Not the Spokesperson

When a journalist covers a community development project, a nonprofit initiative, or a company's major announcement, they're not writing a press release - they're writing a story. And a good story has more than one character. Each character has their own perspective, their own stake in the outcome, their own reason for being there.

When you design a media moment around a single spokesperson, you're collapsing all of that into one voice which makes the story thinner.

Before your next media moment, ask who else belongs in the room. Think about the partner organization that made it possible, the official who championed it, the community member who represents the people being served. When those people are part of the story, it's richer. And there's a practical bonus: everyone featured has a reason to share the coverage, which extends your reach well beyond what you'd get from a single well-placed quote.

The best media events aren't press conferences. They're staged storytelling opportunities where reporters have access to the full story, not just your angle or interest in it.

Until next week,
Rhiannon

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