Standard: Posting a press release after issue

Purpose

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

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.

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

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.