Find your Local Media Outlet

The most important aspect of day-to-day media relations work is building relationships with reporters, editors, and producers.

• 11 Tips to Building a Relationship with a Journalist (AILA Doc No. 12012465)

Named for its position in a newspaper - opposite the editorial page- the Op-Ed is a great opportunity for you to take a stand on a current immigration issue.

• How to write an Op-Ed (AILA Doc. No. 12012469)
• Structure of an Op-Ed (AILA Doc. No. 12012474)

Letters to the editor are an extremely effective tool for raising public awareness on an issue, especially to get legislators' attention.

• Tips for writing Letters to the Editor (AILA Doc. No. 12012471)

Too often, and especially during heated on-air debates, radio and television personalities mischaracterize immigrants and present misinterpretations of the policies that regulate immigration. Sadly, these one-sided messages currently dominate the airwaves. We need knowledgeable speakers to counter the rhetoric and thinly veiled intolerance of the shock jocks on the radio and TV.

• Steps to Getting on the Air (AILA Doc. No. 12012468)
• How to Prepare for an Interview (AILA Doc. No. 12012470)