YOUTH TAKE ON ALTRIA/PHILIP MORRIS IN NYC & NJ!

YOUTH ADVOCACY TRAINING
April 25-26, 2006
DEMO AT ALTRIA HEADQTRS
April 26, 2006
DEMO OUTSIDE ALTRIA MTG
April 27, 2006

Photo credits (left to right): Getty Images/Michael Nagle; Daily Record/John Bell; Katy Pezzimenti; AFP/Don Emmert; Luke Witkowski; Getty Images/Michael Nagle

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MEDIA COVERAGE

AUSTRALIA

  • AAP: Tobacco giant apologises to Maori
    Ran on following websites: The Age, Ninemsn, Seven.com.au, Sydney Morning Herald
  • AAP: Anti-smoking lobbyists demand action
    Ran on following websites: Advertiser Adelaide, The Age, The Australian, Courier Mail, Daily Telegraph, Melbourne Herald Sun, News.com.au, Sunday Times.au, Sydney Morning Herald, Seven.com.au.
    Note: Article based on a press release distributed by ASH-Australia

INDIA

  • Articles on the Altria breakup demands ran in three national Hindi newspapers (Danik Jagaran, Rashtriya Sahara and Swatantra Bharat)
    Source: Bobby Ramakant

NEW ZEALAND

Press releases:

UNITED STATES

National

  • Associated Press photos: 1, 2, 3

New Jersey

Wisconsin

Northern Region

Oneida: Michelle Mays, 15, Freshman, Rhinelander HS

  • WJFW TV 12, Rhinelander: 5PM Guest Live on-set, Wednesday, 6/2/06

Marathon: Va Yang, 18. Senior, Wausau West HS

  • WSAW-TV taped interview ran at 6, 6:30 AM 5/3/06
  • WYCO FM 107.9 and AM partner stations, live radio interview
  • Wausau Daily Herald, Jake Rigdon published 4/2/06
  • Wisconsin News Connection Radio interview for syndication around state

Iron: Lauren Baisden, 16, Junior, Hurley K-12

North Western Region

St. Croix: Jessi Rinartz, 17, Senior, Somerset HS

  • New Richmond News, story planned with follow up
  • Osceola Sun pictures requested and folo planned

St. Croix: Josh Mondor, 16, Junior, Somerset HS

  • WIXK-AM Radio, aired 4/26/06
  • Osceola Sun pictures requested and folo planned

Polk: Nikki Huebner, 17, Senior, Unity HS

  • Inter-County Leader, published 4/26/06
  • WKCE-AM, interview 11:45 4/26/06
  • County Ledger Press, follow up with pictures for planned story
  • WPCA 95.7 FM 15 minute live radio spot
  • Interview with Bob Zank, General Manager, Amery, WI 4/28/06

Eastern Region

Outagamie: Sara Yingling, 16, Junior, Kaukauna HS

  • WBAY, NBC 26, Package on Altria aired 4/20/06
  • Times-Villager (Kaukauna) interview completed, date for publishing unnamed

Brown: Joseph Schuster, 17, Senior, Notre Dame Academy

  • WBAY, NBC 26, Package on Altria aired 4/20/06, follow planned for April 27
  • Wisconsin News Connection Radio interview for syndication around state
  • WI Teens in Big Apple to “Start Spreading the News” About Tobacco was aired by at least 13 stations. Plus 9 stations took both soundbites and ran at least two versions of the story.

Southeastern Region

Waukesha: Pam Nolan, 18, Senior at Mukwonago HS

  • Waukesha Freeman, interviewed 4/27/06 to run 6/2/06

Southern Region

Rock: Sarah Collier

  • Interviewed on WCLO/WJVL Radio

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