News & Media Relations

UCM produces and distributes news to audiences wide and far — from internal OHIO stakeholders to our alumni, the news media and beyond. Let us help you tell your great stories! Our staff can work with you to craft a solid pitch to the media or distribute news through OHIO channels. UCM also provides strategic public and media relations services and support to departments, colleges, and schools throughout the University.

For the media

Typical Projects and Timelines

OHIO News story production| 3 days – 3 weeks
OHIO News email| Every Thursday
OHIO Employee News (OEN) email | Every Monday
News release/media advisory preparation and distribution| 1 day – 2 weeks
New research announcements| 3-4 weeks
Strategic media list development| 1 week
Media interview preparation and coordination| 1 week
Key message and Q&A development| 1 week
Ohio Today magazine stories
Editorial board visits
Media monitoring
News conference support
Public and media relations training

Editorial Style Guide

Our editorial style guide is designed to help you prepare copy for marketing, promotional, and creative projects for Ohio University, its colleges, academic schools and departments, administrative units, and other affiliated entities. The guide also includes boilerplate language for Ohio University.

Style Guide

OHIO News

OHIO News serves as the primary news and information source for Ohio University. When visiting OHIO News, one can expect to read about the latest happenings at not only the Athens Campus, but at all of OHIO’s campuses and centers around the state. News stories are distributed through email, social media, and OHIO websites.

OHIO News is updated daily and aims to be a creative, fun, informative and user-friendly news vehicle by sharing the stories that make the OHIO community a great place to be, whether you are studying, working or visiting. In addition to written stories and briefs, the site contains videos, photos, and announcements.

Submitting Stories

To submit content for OHIO News, email news@ohio.edu .

Stories submitted in Word format to be posted to OHIO News by UCM must be in final form, proofread and approved by appropriate unit heads.

UCM reserves the right to edit stories for grammar/usage/punctuation, University style and brand guidelines and clarity. UCM staff will work with submitters when necessary to edit content.

OHIO News Email

Many of the news stories that appear in OHIO News are distributed to Ohio University students, faculty, staff, friends and parents on Thursdaysvia the OHIO News email.

Submitting Stories

To submit stories for OHIO News email consideration, please contact UCM at news@ohio.edu no later than noon each Monday.

UCM reserves the right to edit stories for grammar/usage/punctuation, University style and brand guidelines and clarity. UCM staff will work with submitters when necessary to edit content.

UCM staff will work with content submitters to ensure their communication is included in the appropriate newsletter.

OHIO Employee News

OHIO Employee News (OEN) provides need-to-know information to Ohio University faculty and staff every Monday morning. OEN delivers vital information to all types of faculty and staff on all of OHIO’s campuses, as well as to the Board of Trustees.

Guidelines for Submitting Content

Content should be:

Critical, timely, and “need-to-know” information
Applicable and tailored to a majority of faculty and staff on all campuses
Concisely written (no more than 500 words recommended)

Examples of appropriate OEN topics include:

Updates from Human Resources regarding benefits and other time-sensitive information
Major University deadlines for faculty and staff
Policy and procedure changes
Personnel change information of executive staff, deans, directors and department heads
News regarding University-wide strategic initiatives
Communications from the President and executive staff
Parking, construction and other campus-related updates

Submitting Stories

To submit stories for OHIO Employee News email consideration, please contact UCM at news@ohio.edu no later than Wednesday at 5 p.m.

UCM reserves the right to edit stories for grammar/usage/punctuation, University style and brand guidelines and clarity. UCM staff will work with submitters when necessary to edit content.

UCM staff will work with content submitters to ensure their communication is included in the appropriate newsletter.

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Can UCM help with student projects?

The University Communications and Marketing team can serve as a resource for students working on a class project. We can help provide background and factual information for articles and papers that are assigned as coursework. Please use this form to submit your student class project request.

Student Project Request Form

What should I do if my request involves several different service areas?

Fill out our request form and select "combination" as your request type. Please give us as much detail as possible. We will schedule a kick-off meeting to get all the details we need.