[plug] Installfest update

[Michael De Santis]

You may also want to  contact some of the local radio stations. They give free plugs
for non profit events as part of their community news section.

Michael



Bret Busby wrote:

> Bret Busby wrote:
> >
> > "Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima" wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Bret Busby wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima" wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Also thanks to an intro from Leon IBM have agreed to sponsor the installfest
> > > > > either with a demo machine or door prizes.
> > >
> > > Or as it turns out BOTH :)
> > >
> > > > Has any approach been made to the Comment News? Given that it is a free
> > > > paper, and goes through virtually all the suburbs of Perth, if they are
> > > > willing to include an article (as opposed to a paid advert), it could be
> > > > worthwhile.
> > >
> > > I've never heard of "Comment News".   Certainly not available in my suburb.
> > > I will be contacting the community news sometime today.
> > >
> >
> > Comment News is the subsidiary of West Australian Newspapers (which
> > publishes the West Australian Newspaper), which publishes the
> > "Community" newspapers, which are published with different names in
> > different suburbs/localities. In Armadale, their local paper is named
> > "Community"; in Fremantle, from memory, it has an entirely different
> > name. At the top of the front page of the Armadale edition of the
> > Community newspaper, is the title "Comment News". As far as I am aware,
> > they publish "local" newspapers in every suburb in the Perth
> > metropolitan area. It sounds like it may be them, that you are
> > contacting. If so, it may be worth mentioning, that the event applies to
> > the whole of the Perth metropolitan area, and any area that they cover.
> > That way, a news item published, may be published across all their local
> > papers, and, not limited to the one that covers the Wilson/Bentley area.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Bret Busby
> >
> > ......................................
>
> Footnote:
>
> In Armadale, we also have a second, weekly free newspaper, the Armadale
> Examiner, previously known as the Weekend Examiner. The coverage of
> their local papers, is area of the councils of Armadale, Gosnells, and
> Serpentine/Jarrahdale.
>
> They can be contacted at Phone: 9497 3477, Fax: 9497 3464, Email:
> examiner at one.net.au
>
> It could also be worth contacting them...
>
> --
>
> Bret Busby
>
> ......................................

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Michael De Santis                        michael at harvestroad.com
Systems Administrator                    Harvestroad Limited

                 http://www.harvestroad.com


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