How to Get Television News Coverage.: It's Easier Than You Might Think!

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When Jacqueline Jimenez came to the realization that most people don't understand what newsrooms consider a story, she decided to write it all down and get it out there so everyone could know. The result"How to Get Television News Coverage: It's Easier Than You Might Think!" it quickly shows readers how to identify a news story and pitch it to newsrooms in time to get coverage.News-hungry readers will learn the elements that should be included in every story, how to shape a story in a way that makes it appealing to a newsroom, and how to find a story anywhereyour town, your church, your school, even your place of employment. News stories are happening there every day, and a savvy reader will be the first to find it. Readers will gain insight into how newsrooms generally operate, limitations to avoid and how to get coverage when the media doesn't show up. They'll also learn how to become an "expert" in a news story and what types of stories news can actually cover. The step-by-step details provided within will teach readers how to write productive, decisive press releases, so they can teach it to someone else.

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During her extensive journalism career, Jacqueline Jimenez says nothing motivated her more than solving community matters through the media. She says there are stories to discover all around us, where we live, work, volunteer and worship. She has been a writer and television news producer for over 25-years, working for ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox affiliates. She served as a production coordinator for the TV Guide Channel and for various production companies as a freelancer, producing documentaries, in-depth profiles, commercials and corporate videos.In one of her favorite projects, she wrote and produced a corporate video for Sony, which was shown at the South by Southwest Film Festival, in Austin, Texas. It featured how directors and producers could create movies on their laptops at home. Her most extensive production, was for the Community Assessment Service Centers (CASC), in California. She interviewed 48 people, then wrote and produced a corporate video that was shown to legislators to try and expand those centers across that state.Her work in the community, led to two positions at CBS4 in Miami, where she had the unique opportunity of being the segment producer of the then public affairs show 4 Sunday Morning, with Eliott Rodriguez. The show was awarded an Emmy for its series on Unity 4 the Community. At the same time, she was the field producer for Neighbors 4 Neighbors, a non-profit organization born out of Hurricane Andrew, which operates out of CBS4. It was during her time there that she began to master the ability to identify news stories particularly in businesses, non-profits and service organizations, then share their stories with a newsworthy edge. An edge that often-earned top spots in the newscasts.Jacqueline knows the dynamics of the newsroom, how it operates, what a press release should say and who should receive it. She knows, because she was the one receiving those press releases and determining whether to cover a story. There are so many great stories to be told, and you're the person to do it. Let her show you how!Learn more about her experience at www.newsworthystory.com, and follow her on Facebook @Newsworthystories