Utah Valley Magazine won three awards, including best magazine, in the 2015 Utah Society of Professional Journalists Awards. Utah Valley BusinessQ won second place in the Best Magazine category. And UtahValley360 won eight awards. See all the 2015 SPJ awards here. (Photo by Rebecca Lane)
Want to grab the media’s attention? Here’s how to stand out from the hundreds of emails journalists receive daily:
Pitching to Utah Valley Magazine
1. Know the audience
Each publication has a specific audience they target. For Utah Valley Magazine and UtahValley360.com, we share stories about people who live in Utah Valley. Utah Valley’s parameters go from the Point of the Mountain down to Santaquin and we have adopted Sundance as part of Utah Valley.
2. Understand the timeline
Utah Valley Magazine is published bi-monthly. We send the magazine to the printer at least two weeks before the magazine comes out (January, March, May, July, September, November). We start planning for an issue of a magazine three months before we go to print.
3. Suggest a section
Check our media kit to see which themes and stories we will be covering. In each issue of the magazine we have a local calendar section, “Must-Dos” and highlight items created her in Utah Valley, “Made in UV.” We have annual stories such as “Fab 40” and “High schoolers who will change the world.” Be specific with where you see your story fitting in the magazine.
Pitching to UtahValley360
1. Know the audience
2. Tell us why we should care
Who:
What:
When:
Why should be care:
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