NCJ Number
44007
Date Published
1973
Length
48 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOKLET PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEWS MEDIA BY DISCUSSING NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION, RADIO, AND THE WIRE SERVICES.
Abstract
CHAPTERS COVER SUCH TOPICS AS THE NEWS MEDIA AND THE SERVICES RENDERED TO THE COMMUNITY; HOW NEWS IS DISSEMINATED AND FLASHED WORLDWIDE; MEETING THE PRESS AND NEWS MEDIA UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS; THE ART OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND PROVIDING FACTS TO THE NEWS MEDIA; POLICE, PRESS, AND THE LAW; THE PREPARATION OF NEWS RELEASES BY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS; PRESS IDENTIFICATION; AND PROMOTING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.