09-21-99 Regular Meeting of La Porte Complete Count Committee

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Suggested Activities~or the Media Sub-committee - P'RE=CENSUS .DAY SNOW through MARCH2000 suggested rrne ACTION STEPS Range ^ Arrange a press conference announcing the formation of the Complete Count Committee (CCC). Highlight the background, accomplishments, and role of the chairperson. '' ^ Ask the chairperson of the other sub-committees to compile an ongoing list of Census activities generated by groups in their area of focus. ^ Create a series of messages about the Census tailored to address your community Getting and its major concerns. Use them to create press releases. StaCtet~ ^ Produce Census messages and promotional materials tailored to your community. ~ ~ Ask the local newspapers and trade magazines to insert your materials into their publications.. i.e., a flyer. ^ List five things your community could stand to gain by participating in the Census. List five things the community may lose without an accurate count ^ Create five or more Census articles (drop-in articles) that can be easily submitted to newspapers and used with little or no editing. ^ Create a flyer emphasizing the CONFIDENTIALITY of Census information. ^ Identify community members who are fluent in each of the languages spoken in your community. Ask them to translate flyers, press releases, and other articles into that language.. ,~N ~i~~~' ^ ~- Ask local media to do a series of stories on Census operations, such as, hiring, -~g$ - -. address listing; block canvassing, completing and returning questionnaires, and - activities generated by the CCCsuh-committees. t~ll"~UgI4 ^ L Create a calendar of Census events and circulate it to local media. - ^ L Hold periodic press conferences for your highest elected official and other known ~- F~BRLiARY community leaders and members to talk about the importance of the Census. ^ ~ D l d di 2000 eve op, an stribute public service announcements (PSAs) tailored to your . community using popular local personalities as messengers. ^ Q Arrange for appearances on radio and television talk shows to discuss Census , .: - RaI51I1g subjects such as CONFIDENTIALITY of the individual's responses to the Census ~' nd th b n fi f C n d a e e e ts o e sus ata to the community. If you wish, ask for a local Awareness. _ census Bureau representative to accompany you. ^ Q A k l l " ~ _ s oca radio stations to air regular Census"Profile America .messages available ~: . - _, - on CD from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Public Information Ofl3ce, , 301-457-1808.... - - ^ ~-'r'~ Prepare messages, that can be-used on computerized displays at sports events, on °° 'office buildings; and for~use by businesses. , . ^ 4Y~ 'Ask college offlcials'to have Marketing,'Advertising, Journalism,Television, and Radio students to develop Census promotional material tailored to your community. in exchange for class credit. . f r x~^ 3 3F`.. J 4 .~~ 1~ . 4 ~ y,~ -. ?. i ` . ~ s~ # x ~ r ~F ~ iu Jt ~ ~, - r S i ,~,.~, 1~,, ~ :~2 ~ a, `.t~;c~,~! u't+~s`'~':.~~"~~ ,~ ~`~:, "Y.; ° r.E~ 0: ~ x j ~;~~~~~t y,~..~s.,~~.r ; ~°- ~ d,: T.t F. Y~% .n.~ ~_ ;. ~.~~~ ~~,~~ ~P ~ ~t ~ ~:. t ,. „ ~~< '3~!; '~ ~ 4ga ~~ a ~