Your finished document should resemble the following:
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(SAMPLE NEWS RELEASE)
[YOUR LOGO HERE]
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Media Contact: John/Jane Doe
Los Angeles Division office hours: 555-5555
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9641 after office hours: 555-6666
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POSTAL INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Los Angeles residents can now get postal information 24
hours a day -- just by picking up the phone.
Postal Answer Line, a new customer information system,
provides recorded responses to mail-related questions and computes
postage rates for commonly used services.
Los Angeles customers who live in Zip Code areas 90000 to
90099 can dial toll free (213) 587-6142 twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week, by using a touch tone telephone.
For residents in Zip Codes 90024, 25, 34, 49, 64, 66, 67, 73
and 77, the toll-free number is (213) 272-6162.
An introductory message instructs the user to press a
3-digit number which corresponds to the desired service. The
caller can follow the system's recorded instructions or refer to
a message directory which has been delivered to all addresses in
the 90000-90099 Zip Code areas.
The Postal Answer Line service offers information on a wide
range of postal topics including post office locations, delivery
options, services and prices, mailing of valuables, proof of
delivery, forwarding, and consumer protection. It will also
provide special announcements such as postal holiday information
and special services provided on April 15 for income tax
deadlines.
The rate calculation segment of Postal Answer Line can
calculate the rate of all First Class and Priority packages up to
5 pounds and most Fourth Class parcels up to 15 pounds.
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A single page headed with the same layout/information as a news release. But a media advisory is in outline form, answering the five basic journalism questions -- Who, What, When, Where, and Why -- as succinctly as possible:
(SAMPLE MEDIA ADVISORY)
(your organization's letterhead here)
Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park
What: A one-day outdoor festival highlighting the best
of the Middle Ages across the globe.
Where: Fort Tryon Park
Margaret Corbin Circle north to The Cloisters
entrance at 193rd Street & Fort Washington
Avenue (14 blocks north of CW Bridge) Northern
Manhattan
When: Sunday, September 22, 1993, noon-6 p.m.
(raindate is Sunday, September 29)
Who: Presented by Washington Heights & Inwood
Development Corporation and City of New York &
Recreation
Why: Proceeds to go to the Park Beautification
Foundation
Activities: Medieval combat, music and dance, magic, story-
telling, puppetry, falconry, a Medieval fashion
show, villages depicting life in the llth and
13th centuries and demonstrations and workshops
on Medieval crafts and dance. Vendors will be
selling Medieval merchandise and food.
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
Directions: The public is urged to use mass transit. Take
the A Train to 190th Street and take the
elevator upstairs to the festivals entrance or
take the M4 bus from Penn Station via Madison to
Margaret Corbin Circle.
Public Info: Contact Jane/John Doe, 212-555-5555
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