Press Conferences

Press Conferences

Press Conferences are held scheduled during the Model exercise. The following guidelines will ensure a successful press conference.

Topic must be related to the delegation's role in the Model.
The delegate's opening statement is four minutes in length.
The question and answer session is five minutes in length.
The MOAS Communication staff only, may ask questions.

A Deadline form is available in the appendix. Following the steps below will ensure proper coordination of deadlines and stories. The form serves as a central point of reference for the scheduling of all assignments and responsible reporters and in case, a reporter has to be found to clarify an article or story.

Step	Action
1	Post the Deadline Ledger Form in a visible place so that all Communication staff can see the schedule
2	Assign responsibility for filling in the ledger either to individual reporters or to a Ledger Coordinator.
3	Set deadline for submission of stories is 3 hours before the time of distribution. The production process begins after the reporter submits the story and sufficient time is required for production. If a communiqué is due out at 4 p.m., all stories for that communiqué should be turned in by 1 p.m.

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