Intermountain Region News Release

What states should always be spelled out in a news release?

• Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah

• Alaska, Alabama, Idaho, Rhode Island, Texas and Utah

• Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Utah

• None, every state can be abbreviated

How should you capitalize a news release headline?

• Capitalize the first letter of the first word, the last word and every major word in the title of the work.

• Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns, with the exception of capitalizing the first word after a colon

• Capitalize all of the words

• Use the Camel Method of Capitalization

What is the news release approval process for the Intermountain Region?

• - Subject Matter Expert

      -Peer Review

      -Region/Forest/Program of Concern

     - Stephen Standifird

      -Jess Clark

     - Dru Fenster

• -Subject Matter Expert

  -Region/Forest/program of Concern
  -Peer Review

  -Press Officer
  -Stephen Standifird
  

• -Press Officer
  -Peer Review
  -Jess Clark

  -Mary Farnsworth

• -Subject Matter Expert

  -Region/Forest/Program of concern
  -Stephen Standifird
  -DRFs

  -Jess Clark
  -Dru Fenster
  -WO
  -Press Officer

Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations: (careful, it's a trap!)

• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30.
• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30.
• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30, 2005.
• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30, 2005.

How on earth does it get on the Intermountain Region website?

• A very big wish in a local water fountain- usually a 50 cent piece will work, but not always.

• We submit a web request in a timely manner and we are not pushy.

• The WO picks up the news release and pushes it out to all websites.

• Wait, it is supposed to go on the website?

What is a news lead? Choose all that apply.

• The most important paragraph in the article

• It is a promo that announces an upcoming event.

• The very first paragraph in the article with the most pertinent information

• It is the paragraph that hooks and grabs your reader into the rest of the release.

True or False: "Click", "Click here", and "here" are totally acceptable hyperlink text descriptions

• True

• False

Which of the following are TRUE statements about 508 compliance and hyperlinks? (Choose two)

• • Hyperlinks must be underlined and a different color than the surrounding text.

• • Hyperlinks can only be identified by text that says "click here."

• • Hyperlink text should clearly describe the destination of the link.

• • Underlining hyperlinks is sufficient for accessibility, additional description is not required.

What is the accepted way to acknowledge the quotee?
(Confirmed by Wade Muehlhof)

• ...said Kristy Groves, Ashley National Forest Supervisor.

• ...said Ashley National Forest Supervisor Kristy Groves.

• ...said the Ashley National Forest Supervisor.

• ...said the Ms. Groves, the supervisor for the Ashley National Forest.

Where can you find Press Operations and Writing Style guides?

• Gemini

• Your local Press Officer

• https://www.usda.gov/directives/dr-1440-002
  
  https://www.usda.gov/style-guide/writing-style#OfficialPublicStatements