Progressive Communications Network
What
The Progressive Communications Network is a programme run by the Comms Hub to support press officers working in groups and organisations that campaign, organise, support and communicate about progressive and diverse issues.
For many of us working in campaigns we’re in a constant battle to get good media coverage for our organisations. Often we work alone or in small teams – and there’s no training or support out there, specifically aimed at helping progressives improve their impact.
The programme consists of:
- The Progressive Communications Network – a place to connect with others working on communicating progressive stories, to get support and advice from the Comms Hub and each other. You can apply to join the network here.
- A one day Press Officer Schools, one for basic training and another for advanced training.
- Access to our press officer handbook, which we’re developing alongside the training
- Monthly events featuring speakers from media outlets followed by a social. These have included Guardian comment editors, and a news editor from the Huffington Post.
We run these sessions because for many of us working in campaigns we’re in a constant battle to get good media coverage for our organisations. Often we work alone or in small teams – and there’s no training out there specifically aimed at helping progressives improve their impact. Aimed at progressive press officers from grassroots organisations, who are often unpaid for their work and want to learn basic skills needed to get media coverage for their cause or campaign. This training is for those who are newer to the job or want to refresh their skills. What will we cover? Aimed at those who have years of experience looking to develop and fine tune specific skills. Press officers that want to learn more niche press coverage. What will we cover? The course is being run by NEON. This programme is part of a wider programme to substantially boost progressive communications infrastructure, along with our sister programmes the Progressive Press Officer Network and the Spokesperson Network. What will you get out of the training?
The Press Officer School
BASIC TRAINING
ADVANCED TRAINING
Please look out here for details of our next Press Officer training.
Upcoming training and events
When is the next Press Officer School? Please look out here for any updates on our next Press Officer School. How much is the Press Officer School? Between £0-£150 (depending on how much you/your organisation can afford) Who designed the course? The course is being run by NEON with the help of press officers from some of Britain’s biggest campaigning groups, and grassroots organisations. We’ve collectively booked well over 1,000 TV/Radio bookings on the Spokesperson Network alone. This programme is part of a wider programme to substantially boost progressive communications infrastructure, along with our other programmes the Spokesperson Network, and the Regional Spokesperson Network.
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