Content Guidelines for Press and Event Posts

Content Guidelines for Posts  (Press Highlights and Events)

Goal: To outline desired content and format of press coverage and event posts

 

Target Audience: Front Desk, Social Media, IT, WAG

 

Types of posts covered:

• Press coverage
• Posted by Front Desk or Social Media
• Public seminars
• Posted by Front Desk or HelpDesk
• Defense seminars
• Posted by Front Desk

 

Review:

No formal review of posts → please proofread carefully

 

Some generalities for all post types:

• Include who posted (‘by’ line)
• Remember writing for general public, not MLML community
• Relevant embedded video is encouraged
• Obtain permission for use of media
• Titles should stay relevant
• i.e. Upcoming Thesis defense will become outdated - if you use title like this, must change once it is past.

 

Content guidelines:

 

• Press/Achievement posts

 

• Catchy title relevant to article or achievement
• Good → MLML professor creates only land based seaweed business in the USA.  
• Bad → MLML’s new aquaculture facility in The Californian
• Catchy one-line description that can be on front page with links to key player and/or article
• Summary of article (150-250 words)
• Provide some details about the article or achievement → possibly include relevant quote
• Provide enough information so that the general public can understand even if they do not click on article link
• Include links to labs and faculty involved.
• Properly cite source material
• A minimum of one photo with captions.
• Date posted
• Links to related posts/coverage?

Example:

 

 

• Seminar posts

 

• Visiting scientist should request title, talk abstract, and photos and add to Website Post Worksheet

 

 

• Content to include

 

• Talk title

 

• Minimum of one photo with caption
• Presenter name, position title, university or institution affiliation
• Date and Time (Usually Thursdays at 4 pm)
• Location (Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Room)
• Open to the public (or not in rare instances)
• Brief talk abstract (~100-200 words)
• Link to speakers web site
• DO NOT include post date (confusing with two dates)

 

Example:

 

• Defense seminar posts

• Front desk will request talk title, talk abstract and some photos ~ 2-3 weeks before a thesis defense

 

• Content to include:

 

• Talk title

 

• Minimum of one photo with caption
• Presenter name, lab affiliation?
• Date and Time
• Location (Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Room)
• Open to the public
• Brief talk abstract (~100-200 words)
• DO NOT include post date (confusing with 2 dates)

Example: