Fillable Printable Template Press Release
Fillable Printable Template Press Release
Template Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[DATE]
Contact: [NAME]
[PHONE]
[E-MAIL ADDRESS]
[HEADLINE]
[PARAGRAPH 1 - LEAD]
[DATE STAMP] - [SUMMARIZE IN 1-2 SENTENCES THE REASON YOU ARE
SENDING A PRESS RELEASE]
[PARAGRAPH 2 - EXPLAIN WHY THE ISSUE IS IMPORTANT]
• [LIST 2-3 REASONS WHY ISSUE IS IMPORTANT]
[PARAGRAPH 3 - EXPLAIN WHY THE ISSUE IMPACTS YOUR COMMUNITY]
[PARAGRAPH 4 - PROVIDE DIRECTIONS FOR OBTAINING ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION]
[PARAGRAPH 5 - BOILERPLATE MESSAGE]
Working in the public interest, APWA’s more than 29,000 members plan, design, build, operate
and maintain transportation, water supply, sewage and refuse disposal systems, public
buildings and other structures and facilities essential to our economy, security and way of life.
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