South Puget Sound Community College The document provides guidelines for effectively communicating with the media regarding a criminal investigation, including maintaining credibility, having consistent messaging from one source, avoiding conflicting reports, and not releasing names. It also outlines what information to include in a press release such as date, time, location, and preliminary facts. Press conferences should involve talking to the group, avoiding one-on-one interviews, and being concise while rephrasing questions and never speculating.

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2.  Good relationship a must!
 -Conflict-want versus gets
 -Local versus national media
 -request to hold
 -CREDIBILITY!!

3. -policy
-one source
-avoid conflicting reports
-no names
-written statements

4. Before making statement:
-suspect flee?
-info for interrogation?
-hinder investigation?
-consistent with policy?

5. Press release:
-when/where/who/what/how/why
-date/time
-location
-name
-type
-preliminary facts
-arrests/charges

6. Press conferences:
-repeat question
-talk to group
-avoid one-to-one
-short/concise
-rephrase
-have repeat question
-defuse/depersonalize
-if cannot answer say so
-never theorize/speculate/predict