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Media Tour - KPBS San Diego
Thursday, August 16, 2018, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
Category: Events

 

Location:

KPBS Public Broadcasting 
5200 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182

Free for Members – Register Here (after logging in)  
This is a members-only event.  If space allows, we will open it up for non-members two weeks prior to the tour.

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ABOUT THE TOUR

Tour the KPBS Copley Telecommunications Center and learn more about operations at KPBS.

Following the tour, meet with the station's reporters, producers, assignment editors and news director and learn about the latest trends in the news and public information industries, including:

  • What's the best way to pitch and place news stories?
  • How do reporters and assignment editors prefer to receive information from government agencies?
  • How has social media changed the media landscape?
  • Where are reporters finding story ideas?
  • What's the best time of day for a news conference?
  • What are PIO best practices and reporters' pet peeves?
  • How should communicators be utilizing social media to communicate with news outlets and the public?