Our content serves as the basis for ongoing, outbound interactions with the external news media as we facilitate positive news coverage of the University. Our writers and communications managers work with colleagues on campus to identify stories with external newsworthiness, proactively convey that news to journalists and facilitate positive coverage of Brown. We also respond to inbound queries from the news media, which often include requests for:
- Official comment or statements from the University
- News media access to campus for an event or interview
- Faculty experts to serve as sources for media stories
- Data and information on Brown programs and initiatives
- Photography and video assets
Work with Us
We invite and encourage Brown faculty and staff to consider the News and Editorial team a go-to resource for interactions with the news media. Our writers and communication managers can assist with inbound media requests, news releases, interviews, opinion pieces, media preparation and more.
The following points provide some additional basics on interactions between Brown and the media:
- We encourage faculty and staff to direct inbound media requests to our attention.
- Requests for official comment or statement on a University issue MUST be directed to our attention.
- All news media visits to campus must be authorized by News and Editorial in advance.
- News releases and outbound communications to media should be coordinated with News and Editorial.
- We can offer tips and training for successful media interviews.
- We help coordinate use of an interview studio available for use for media interviews.
- We post prominent, positive external news media mentions of faculty, staff and University initiatives on the News from Brown website.
- Archived news releases are available on the News from Brown website.