Media and public relations
OptimisationLocal shops and independent tradesLocal customer-facing practice

Press release writing

Learn to write headline, news angle, verified fact, quote and contact in the “Local customer-facing practice” specialisation. This programme for local shops and tradespeople asks you to produce a newsroom-ready press release, then verify newsworthy fact identifiable in the opening paragraph. At advanced level, you will compare meaningful alternatives and improve an observed outcome.

Estimated workload · 12 hr 24 min · including workshops8 modules · 24 lessonsCompletion certificate

LEARN · PRODUCE · PROVE

A programme built around a professional outcome.

Start from your situation, practise a professional operation and build Newsroom-ready press release · comparative experiment and improvement report — local shops and tradespeople.

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Assignment

test two alternatives and correct the one producing friction while building a newsroom-ready press release for local shops and tradespeople

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Learning case

Comptoir des Halles — a story being prepared for relevant journalists

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Expected evidence

newsworthy fact identifiable in the opening paragraph

Final assessment: demonstrate improvement through a controlled comparison using the newsroom-ready press release and the criterion newsworthy fact identifiable in the opening paragraph. The certificate confirms programme completion; it is not a state-recognised qualification or CPF certification.

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Your working template

A blank template and completed example to download in every lesson.

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How your work will be assessed

Four explicit checks before completing your work.

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Varied activities

15 workshop minutes in the first lesson, followed by audits, simulations, comparisons, calculations and decisions according to the subject.