LOCAL LINES

2013 Business Managers Press Secretaries Notification (pdf)

2013 PRESS SECRETARY GUIDELINES
and DEADLINES

LENGTH OF ARTICLE:                
Submissions – one article per issue – must not exceed 200 words. E-mail submissions are encouraged. Please include local union number in the subject line of the e-mail. If submitting copy via mail or fax, please double-space. If unable to type, please print clearly. 

CLASSIFICATION:      
Include all unit classifications of the local union as designated in the IBEW Local Union Directory.  Example:  L.U. 1 (i,em,spa&rts), St. Louis, MO.

CAPITALIZATION:       
Do not capitalize each letter of every word.  Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in a sentence and the first letter of a proper noun.

ABBREVIATIONS:      
Standard abbreviations for months, states and titles are acceptable.  All other proper names must be spelled out.

ACCURACY:                 
You are responsible for the accuracy of all submitted material, including quotes.

PHOTOS:                                   
Digital photos are preferred. Please submit at the highest resolution possible, preferably 300 dpi or larger. Prints are also acceptable. Please submit no more than one photo per article.

PHOTO IDENTIFICATION:    
If submitting a photo, please include a caption separately, identifying individuals from left to right. With print photos, identify local union number and city on a lower corner of the photo. If you wish to have a print photo returned, please print RETURN on the lower back corner. 

DEADLINE:                               
The deadlines for Local Linesarticles each month are shown below.   

MAILING ADDRESS: 
     IBEW Media Department
     Attn: Local Lines
     900 Seventh Street, N.W.
     Washington, D.C.  20001

    PHONE: (202) 728-6291           FAX: (202) 728-7664             E-MAIL:locallines@ibew.org

2013 LOCAL LINES DEADLINES

ODD-NUMBERED LOCAL UNIONS

EVEN-NUMBERED LOCAL UNIONS

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