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From Katrina Help Info

Table of contents

1 Project News & Updates for Media 2 Press Coordination 2.1 Tasks 2.2 Press Coverage Received 2.3 Press Contacts Log

Project News & Updates for Media

• Media FAQ
• Updates & Breaking News

Press Coordination

If you have made contact with members of the press in your area regarding the PeopleFinder project, please log the name of the paper and your contact information. If you've had media reporting on PeopleFinder, please include a link to the story or summary.

(if you're more generally interested in marketing/outreach, or to sign up for the Press Team, please see PeopleFinderMarketing)

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Tasks

• Get a Press Page up on the wiki so they can just read all about us! :Geilhufe 06:15, 7 Sep 2005 (EDT) Release is done but I don't know how to link it in for easy retrieval --Sue 05:21, 10 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• Write initial PressRelease; start with materials at PeopleFinderCollateral Done --Sue 05:21, 10 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• Recruit press point person to organize Press Team, write daily press release with project updates (even if we issue it only on the site), and be initial point of contact for press inquiries
• Reach out to press to generate coverage Begun --Sue 05:21, 10 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• Open lines of communication w/ media that are posting their own People data to get them to reformat it in PFIF format
• Begin getting success stories from people who have used the site to reunite
• Get quotes from volunteers and organizers to add to media kit

Press Coverage Received

Please put in alphabetical order by name of media outlet.

• Alternet -- AlterNet.org: 10 Great Ways You Can Help 09/07/05 (http://www.alternet.org/story/25177/) Originally a blog entry (http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/25148), turned into an article.
• Ascribe -- Ascribe.org: Community Technology Foundation ZeroDivide Fellows Partner With Silicon Valley Innovators (http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20050914.113852&time=12%2051%20PDT&year=2005&public=1/)
• Businessweek --Katrinalist.net and the PeopleFinder Project (http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2005/09/katrinalistnet.html) - Heather Green, BusinessWeek's Blogspotting, 9/7
• Daily Herald -- Hersey teen helping build victim database (http://www.dailyherald.com/story.asp?id=93123) Erin Holmes (staff writer), 9/10
• Editorsweblog.org - Katrina hurricane: citizens initiatives replace newspapers initiatives (http://www.editorsweblog.org/2005/09/katrina_hurrica.html) - Bertrand Pecquerie 9/9 --Sue 15:18, 10 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• Future Tense -- Andrew Hoppin interviewed by Future Tense, public radio's daily tech report; aired on 9/7 (http://www.futuretenseweb.org)
• The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.; ran small blurb on Sept. 8. Maurreen 01:08, 9 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• NPR -- NPR's Morning Edition 9/6/05 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4834186)
• Red Herring -- - Katrina PeopleFinder Launched (http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=13483&hed=Katrina+PeopleFinder+Launched&sector=Industries&subsector=InternetAndServices) Red Herring - September 7, 2005
• SFGate -- Searching for Answers on the Internet - A single database arises from multiple message boards (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/07/BAGM2EJGB91.DTL) San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 7, 2005
• Tidbits -- Net Responds to Hurricane Katrina Aftermath (http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08235)
• Wired -- Open Internet, We Hardly Knew Ye (http://wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68850,00.html?tw=wn_5techhead)
• Worldchanging -- KatrinaWiki, Katrina PeopleFinder: Distributed Technology Responses to Disaster (http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003437.html)

Press Contacts Log

In alphabetical order by name of media outlet

(media outlet / contact name / KPF Volunteer Responsible / Status of Contact)

• Associated Press, Matthew Fordahl, mfordahl [at] ap.org (he wrote Silicon Valley offers help for Katrina relief (http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/05/tech.help.ap/index.html))
• BusinessWeek:
  • Heather Green, BusinessWeek (Heather SPACE Green AT businessweek DOT com wrote in to Rudi Cilibrasi on 9/6
  • Heather Green, BusinessWeek :Geilhufe 06:15, 7 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• Chicago: Chicago Tribune, WBEZ Public Radio Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader / Philip Lamb / in progress, have initiated communication or will do so by tomorrow morning. --Phillip.lamb 17:05, 5 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• CNN, human interest tonight? --Geilhufe 21:16, 7 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• CNN / Rob Chesney / Marty Kearns / Looking to get CNN.com to use the format and feed of data in their online forum.
• Deanna Zandt interviewed me today / Zack Rosen
• Future Tense: Andrew Hoppin interviewed by Jon Gordon of Future Tense, public radio's daily tech report; to be aired on 9/7
• Guardian, Sean Dodson talk tomorrow --Geilhufe 21:16, 7 Sep 2005 (EDT) Done --Sue 05:17, 10 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• KCBS San Francisco, Nishat Kurwa / David Geilhufe / ?
• MSNBC:Robert Merrill / Marty Kearns / Emailed information on format and data project. Hoping they use on their site.
• New York: Czerina Patel, WNYC Public Radio / Andrew Hoppin / Czerina now publicizing KPF through her journalist network
• San Francisco Chronicle:
  • I was interviewed by Todd Wallack from the San Francisco Chronicle today. An article will probably come out tomorrow. Jblake 16:27, 6 Sep 2005 (EDT)
  • Todd Wallack from the San Francisco Chronicle:Geilhufe 06:15, 7 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• Technology Review / posted description of PeopleFinder and link to main project page in (comment [1] (http://www.technologyreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forumid=1352)) to online article "Technology Responds to Hurricane Katrina" DonJ-Austin 18:25, 5 Sep 2005 (EDT)
• Winnipeg Free Press, unlikely to impact project, more likely "human interest." Emaxson 15:14, 6 Sep 2005 (EDT)