Getting Started Writing for the Media

Engage with local media to inform your community and legislators about CCL and build support for the Energy Innovation Act.

 

Self-Paced Training

CCL also offers live training sessions on a variety of topics every week. View the Training Events Calendar for a full list.

Media Basics

  Beginner This training is intended for volunteers who are seeking a basic understanding of this topic.
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  Traditional Training content presented in a tab format with more straightforward access to text, webinar, and audio recordings.

This training provides quick steps to generate local media coverage about climate solutions with the goal of influencing your member of Congress. It walks you through a multitude of ways to engage with local media and highlights the resources that CCL provides to help you do that.

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Writing Effective Letters to the Editor

  Beginner This training is intended for volunteers who are seeking a basic understanding of this topic.
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  Traditional Training content presented in a tab format with more straightforward access to text, webinar, and audio recordings.

This training provides an overview of the news hierarchy, a formula for writing effective letters to the editor, and common protocols for writing effective letters to the editor.

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Opinion Columns (Op-Eds)

  Intermediate This training is intended for volunteers who are seeking a basic understanding of this topic.
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Learn the process of writing an op-ed, how to submit an op-ed to your local print media outlet, and different approaches that can be taken.

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How to Craft Climate Conservative Op-Eds

  Intermediate This training is intended for volunteers who are seeking a basic understanding of this topic.
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  Traditional Training content presented in a tab format with more straightforward access to text, webinar, and audio recordings.

Are you a conservative or a constituent with a conservative member of Congress? This training covers how to write effective op-eds focused on climate change with conservative framing and talking points.

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