Get Involved Guide: Phones & Cell Phones: Effective Government and Media Strategies

Produced by experienced activists and lobbyists, these materials can help you plan your strategy for effective outreach to government officials, policymakers and the media.

• Getting Action: Your step-by-step guide to petitioning government from Consumers Union. If you have an issue that demands attention from local officials, state lawmakers or the federal government, this practical guide will give you the information and tools you need to build a successful citizen action campaign.

• How to get an op-ed in the paper, how to write a letter to the editor, and more media tips from FAIR.

• Media Contact Directory: this tool from the Congress.org can help you contact local and national media. Search by zip code, journalist or media outlet name.

• Reach the ethnic media: an essential way to reach community members, especially in non-English or immigrant neighborhoods and communities of color. New California media can help, and you can locate ethnic media through their nationwide directory.