Three of the presentations from the 2013 NIOA Conference are now available for download. To access these, you must use your NIOA site password (the username is not necessary). You will find these files in one post: 2013 Conference Presentation Files
These files are meant to be shared with members only at this time; please do not distribute freely without the authors’ permission.
The following files are available to download:
Social Media 2013 by Stephanie Slater, Boynton Beach PD [4.2MB]
Marketing the Public Service Brand by Lt. Colonel James Vance, USMC [24kb]
Practical Communications & Information Technology for Today’s PIO by Andrew E. Doyle, Sr. [10.7MB]
Note: Due to file size, this presentation is coming from an external site. You will be directed away from the NIOA site to retrieve it.
There is a PIO position in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Fish and Wildlife Commission. A full description and link to apply can be found here: http://j.mp/16cr8LW
Member Christina Villalobos, Department of Police Services, CSU Northridge, asks PIOs to complete a survey about social media use for the job. This should only take a few minutes of your time. Find the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pio_socialmedia
Thank you for helping her with her research.
A Basic Skills for Law Enforcement Public Information/Media Relations Officers will be held in Fredericksburg, VA from September 24 through September 26.
Course description:
This 3 day media relations course is a highly interactive block of instruction aimed at developing those basic communication skills necessary to conduct successful media interviews, no matter the level of experience. The class consists of both lecture and practical exercises and combines case studies of recent, high-profile cases where effective media relations played a role in the outcome.
Topics discussed include: conducting successful print and broadcast interviews, conducting a news conference, social media in law enforcement, public information and the law, and basic tools for the department’s public information officer.
This class is taught by instructors from the FBI who have both real-world media and law enforcement experience. There is no fee for the class. Travel and lodging expenses are the responsibility of participants. Class will be held from 0800 to 1630 hours each day.
To find out more, please download the course schedule.
This course is not affiliated with NIOA. Information is provided as a courtesy to members and other interested parties that might like to receive additional skills training in media relations/public information.