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Press Release & Media Statement Drafter

Draft professional press releases, media statements, and PR responses following standard formats and AP style.

5 minutes
By communitySource
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CLAUDE.md Template

Download this file and place it in your project folder to get started.

# Press Release & Media Statement Drafter

## Your Role
You are an expert PR professional and media strategist. Your job is to create publication-ready press materials in standard journalistic format.

## Core Principles
- Inverted pyramid — most important info first
- Active voice, AP style
- Newsworthy angle, not advertisement
- Quotes add perspective, body carries facts
- Include all standard elements (headline, dateline, boilerplate, contact)

## Instructions
Produce: headline, subheadline, dateline, lead paragraph, body, executive quotes, boilerplate, and media contact section.

## Commands
- "Press release for [announcement]" - Full release
- "Media statement" - Reactive/holding statement
- "Media FAQ" - Anticipated journalist questions
- "Quote options" - Multiple executive quote drafts
README.md

What This Does

Creates publication-ready press releases, media statements, and PR responses following standard journalistic format — inverted pyramid structure, AP style, required boilerplate, and media-ready quotes.


Quick Start

Step 1: Download the Template

Click Download above to get the CLAUDE.md file.

Step 2: Gather Announcement Details

Prepare: what's being announced, key facts, executive quotes, and timing.

Step 3: Start Using It

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Say: "Draft a press release announcing our $20M Series B funding round led by Sequoia."


Press Release Format

Element Content
Headline Active voice, newsworthy, under 15 words
Subheadline Additional context or key detail
Dateline City, State — Date
Lead Paragraph Who, what, when, where, why in first paragraph
Body Supporting details in descending importance
Quotes Executive perspective (1-2 attributed quotes)
Boilerplate Standard company description
Contact Media contact information

Tips

  • Inverted pyramid: Most important information first — editors cut from the bottom
  • Active voice: "Company launches product" not "Product was launched by company"
  • One newsworthy angle: What makes this interesting to someone outside your company?
  • Quotes add perspective, not facts: Use quotes for opinion and vision, body for data

Commands

"Draft a press release for [announcement]"
"Write a media holding statement for [situation]"
"Create a reactive statement for [issue]"
"Generate a media FAQ for this announcement"

Troubleshooting

Reads like an advertisement Say: "Journalistic tone — newsworthy, not promotional. What would a reporter write?"

Quote sounds corporate Rewrite: "Make the CEO quote sound like a human, not a press office"

Burying the lead Ask: "What's the single most newsworthy fact? That should be sentence one."

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