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The Office of Public Relations writes, distributes, publishes, and generates news stories about the university. This office also aids news media representatives with information, photographs, video opportunities, interviews, and arranging for interviews with staff and faculty members. A monthly blog called Forty Acres Facts, news about the faculty, staff, and alumni is written and distributed by the office of Public Relations.

Services of this office:

Covering news events and human interest stories on campus

• Writing
• Photography

Distributing news stories and photos

• Traditional local and national media; newspaper, niche publications, TV, radio
• Baptist and faith-based publications
• Home town newspapers
• Internet
• Social media

Publishing HSU homepage news stories

• Abilene Reporter-News blog, “HSU Insider”
• Forty Acres Facts

Generating news media interest

• Preparing news releases
• Arranging for radio and TV interviews on format news shows
• Students, faculty, and staff accomplishments; human interest stories

Media relations

• Assisting media representatives on campus
• Keeping the media apprised of events on campus
• Assisting with story ideas

Keeping a permanent record of university news

• Filing stories in faculty and staff records
• Creating new employee files
• Saving and filing published articles

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