[IGFmaglist] IGF Istanbul press release?

Wed Aug 20 06:11:58 EDT 2014

I appreciate that the UN press team will be providing support to the IGF, and that is indeed helpful. To broaden media coverage, though, and diversify it, takes a bit more outreach. 
I also find value in having a Press Statement from the Chair of the MAG, and here's another idea on how to promote that statement.  If we have something from the Chair, all of the MAG members can distribute through various lists and contacts with their media contacts.   The purpose of a press release is to gain journalists visibility, which results in their writing about, and following then the upcoming IGF.  
A press ready statement from Janis, as Chair,  could be posted by the national and regional IGF initiatives on their web sites, if that is consistent with their practices. 
Last week, I did a background briefing for a couple of journalists. Just to explain the IGF, and how it works, and where to find remote participation, and transcripts.  I reviewed the attendance, the HL event, the opening ceremony, and interesting events, with a highlight or two about the improvements to the IGF -- e.g. best practice forums. I cannot promise that they will follow the IGF, but it was helpful to be able to put it into perspective against all else going on in the policy world. 

Marilyn Cade

From: pmajor at bluewin.ch
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:57:56 +0200
To: bommelaer at isoc.org
CC: igfmaglist at intgovforum.org
Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] IGF Istanbul press release?

I strongly support this proposal.Peter

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On 20 août 2014, at 10:47, Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org> wrote:

Hi Chengetai,

Yes, it is understood that the UN, in NY, will release information. 

But would a message or a release coming from the MAG (or its chair) be conceivable? The communion of different stakeholder groups coming together in Istanbul to work on the way forward is important. Also, imo, a message coming from the MAG, in a button-up
 fashion, would be in-line with the spirit of the IGF. 

Best regards,
Constance 

From: Chengetai Masango <cmasango at unog.ch>

Organization: IGF Secretariat

Reply-To: "cmasango at unog.ch" <cmasango at unog.ch>

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 10:40 AM

To: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org>, "igfmaglist at intgovforum.org" <igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>

Subject: RE: [IGFmaglist] IGF Istanbul press release?

HI Constance,

The UN Department of Public Information  has a press team that is attached to the IGF meeting and they have already started work.

They have already started with briefing packages for journalists  and Assistant-Secretary-General Gass of UNDESA  is already scheduled to give interviews.
 We are also going through the UN radio etc..

The IGF meeting is also being advertised in the host country and as you may be aware we also work  with the World Broadcasting Union (WBU).