Standards/Press/Posting a Press Release

=Standard: Posting a press release after issue=

Purpose
To provide direction on the steps to be taken following the issue of a press release.

Posting to the website

 * The title of the press release must be the title of the post.
 * All content before and including "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE" must be removed.
 * All content after and including "###" must be removed.
 * A "read more" HTML tag must be inserted at an appropriate point in the press release.
 * "An appropriate point" is at the poster's discretion, but appropriate points may include:
 * After the third paragraph, or
 * After the first paragraph of the first quote.
 * The "read more" tag is may not be necessary if the press release is particularly brief (five or less paragraphs, for example).
 * URLs should be included as they appear in the press release.
 * Each URL should manually linked to the correct page.
 * All URLs should be set to open in a new tab or page.
 * Categories should be slected before posting.
 * Use directly relevant categories, but not categories that are tenuously related.
 * Specific categories are preferred: a press release about privacy should use the privacy category, but the civil liberties category may not be necessary.
 * Double check everything prior to posting.

IRC

 * As soon as published, the URL should be sent to the following IRC channels:
 * #ppau
 * #ppau-press
 * #ppau-socmed

Social media

 * The URL and appropriate accompanying matter should be posted to various social media sites as soon as feasible.
 * Facebook posts should have an appropriate amount of accompanying content, such as a brief extract from the press release (edited or otherwise).
 * All posts should abide by the Social Media Guidelines, including the initials of the poster in square brackets.