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Pagans and the Press Workshop (Pagan Writer’s Community)

Coming soon to the Pagan Writers Online Community!  Registration for this workshop will open one month before the workshop is scheduled to start.

Led by Kristin McFarland

Purpose/Topic: The purpose of this workshop will be to help Pagans interact with and participate in mainstream media. It will teach writers how to cover and present Pagan events for news media, how to present themselves to mainstream media, and how to use basic news-writing strategies and techniques for presenting their religion to the general public.

Cost: $20

Duration: Eight Weeks

Starting Date: July 1, 2012

The mainstream media are notorious for printing misrepresentations and misunderstandings of Pagan religions, but the solution to the problem begins with Pagans themselves. By learning to present ourselves with our best–and smartest–foot forward, we can help shape how the larger public understands us. Pagan writers hold even more power to change public perception because their words often represent their faiths to the rest of the world. The first half of this workshop will teach you the basics of newswriting and reporting, including how to write compelling coverage of events, what information to include when writing about events, and how to write a profile of a Pagan for public consumption. The second half will look beyond writing and teach you how to apply public relations techniques for promoting your religion.

Read more at Pagan Writer’s Community