Media Outreach

1. Be specific- tell the author what you like/didn’t like about the post. General comments like, “nice post,” are encouraging, but it’s more conversational to leave more detail about what stood out to you.
2. Use correct grammar and punctuation.
3. Always read the entire article before leaving a comment.
4. Don’t act like a know-it-all- try to encourage a conversation as opposed to giving a lecture.
5. Be respectful- don’t always leave negative remarks.
6. Don’t correct an author’s grammar in a post. Everyone makes mistakes and when you only leave corrections, it’s just rude and tells the author you didn’t care about the content.
7. Don’t comment if you don’t know what you’re talking about…unless you have questions, of course. Don’t just comment to comment.
8. Keep your comment short. If you have several points you want to make, then write several different comments. Good rule: one point per comment.
9. If you’ve written a post that goes along with the author’s post, then leave a hyperlink
10. Be thoughtful- leave a comment that shows you “hear” what the author is saying, as well as provide other points of view.

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