Media Relations
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Media outlets provide far-reaching opportunities for the University to illustrate its value to the community. Whether it's a newspaper article describing a faculty member's research, a radio interview with an administrator about educational trends or a television spot about a new campus program, the media help to inform and enlighten the public about the University and its role in the region.
Members of the media, please visit the press room for more information or contact Media Relations Specialist Christine Gillette directly at 978-934-2209.
What We Do
- Send press releases to media around Massachusetts and beyond
- Send weekly list of suggestions for University event coverage to all media within 90 miles of campus
- Coordinate press conferences
- Distribute calendar listings weekly to Massachusetts newspapers
- Pitch news and feature stories to targeted reporters and editors
- Support reporters' efforts by supplying background information and arranging interviews, photographs and graphics
- Facilitate use of university experts as sources
- Distribute dean's and commencement lists to more than 200 newspapers
Who We Pitch
By generating and distributing press releases and maintaining relationships with reporters, the Public Affairs staff regularly tells the story of University accomplishments through hundreds of
- newspapers
- magazines
- television
- radio stations
- trade publications
- online newsites
Where Stories Are Published
Covered as news or features, these stories increase awareness of the University for a fraction of the cost of advertising or distributing materials to the same number of people. Annually, media relations efforts result in hundreds of favorable stories about the University being published or broadcast by:
| Associated Press | The Boston Globe |
| Mass High Tech | Boston Business Journal |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education | The Nashua Telegraph |
| Eagle-Tribune | Lowell Sun |
| Weekly newspapers in MA | Weekly newspapers in NH |
| Fox TV | WBZ Radio |
| WCVB TV | WBZ TV |
| WHDH TV | New England Cable News |
Articles written about the University by the media appear on the front page of the website. The campus also receives links to articles and clips as part of the intranet page, UML Today.
Members of the media, please visit the press room for more information.
Contact Us
For more information, contact Media Relations Specialist Christine Gillette at 978-934-2209.