Re: [epub] Press Release questions

[huston@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

From: huston@palmetto.org

Julie,

As both an editor and a press release sender, you don't have to 
worry about copyright. In fact, press release writers would prefer if 
you don't say that your material comes from a press release 
because then it has more credibility. For a writer or editor, there 
are basically three ways to use a press release. One is to run it as 
is - good press releases are written to sound like a news story and 
I guarantee that whoever sent it to you will be thrilled if you print it 
verbatim. Second way is to call the contact to get more information 
and write a story that way. Third way is to lift part of the material 
from the release. I always attribute articles written from press 
releases to "Staff" or not bylined at all.

Virgil

> From: "Julie" <julie1@softhome.net>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was needing to have a few questions answered about writing an
> article from a press release. Do I need to cite the press release in
> the article, and if so, where?  Can I copy word for word sentences
> from the release without copyright issues coming into play?
> 

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