NEWS AND MEDIA RELATIONS
News and Media Relations promotes the latest achievements of UMass Amherst, explains its policies to the public, and enhances recognition of its accomplishments as a national research institution and the flagship public university of the Commonwealth. Through regional and national media as well as internal communications, we tell the stories of faculty, students and staff in a timely fashion. The office also plays a lead role in campus emergency communications.
News Releases
Staff writers develop stories that are distributed to the news media and posted on University Web sites; these pieces often prompt additional coverage in publications such as the UMass Amherst magazine. Share your news with us, whether it be a research discovery, grant, upcoming event, professional achievement, community endeavor or a compelling human interest story.
Contact information: Ed Blaguszewski,
edblag@admin.umass.edu or 413.545.0444
Video Services
If your story has a strong visual component, it may be an excellent candidate for video coverage. Staff videographers develop feature packages for the UMass Amherst Web site and the University’s YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/user/umassamherstcampus. This unit also offers fee-based services for special projects such as taping a class and special event or creating a training DVD, promotional video or documentary TV program. Professional services include concept development, scripting, shooting, editing, package design and distribution.
Contact Tom Zimnowski, tzimnowski@oit.umass.edu or 413.545.5767
Media Relations
The office monitors the media daily and handles a steady stream of press inquiries. Contact us for a consult to develop a strategy for anticipated interviews, or to handle an unexpected flurry of media interest. Many of our staff are former editors and reporters who can prepare you for successful interviews, whether informational or controversial. Call anytime. We’re used to working on deadline.
Contact Ed Blaguszewski, edblag@admin.umass.edu or 413.545.0444
In the Loop
This Web site serves the faculty and staff at UMass Amherst, providing a clearinghouse of news, information and official notices. The site and its companion newsletter, In the Loop Weekly, focus on providing accurate and regular news of campus activities and accomplishments, promoting internal communications, and instilling understanding and pride in the institution.
Contact Daniel Fitzgibbons, djf@urd.umass.edu or 413.545.0444
Timely Research
The News and Media Relations database features news releases and news story summaries dating back to 1997. This collection, comprising more than 40,000 entries, provides both a broad-based, day-to-day account of issues that shape UMass Amherst and the opportunity to analyze trends in particular fields. The data is tagged in 32 categories, allowing for searches on topics such as Admissions, Rankings & Honors, Alumni and Research, as well as individual schools and colleges
Contact Ed Blaguszewski, edblag@admin.umass.edu or 413.545.0444
Office of News and Media Relations: www.umass.edu/newsoffice
In the Loop: www.umass.edu/loop
