Action alert for upcoming CNN reporting

I'm putting this in the members-only section because I was advised to keep it quiet until it's published (besides posting this here, of course).

I was informed by Sara Piccer, OMF volunteers relations manager, about an upcoming CNN coverage of May 12. The report is expected to be published on that day, Sunday, May 12, but it could be before then.

Someone from CNN told OMF that if the story is shared widely and quickly (as in timing it immediately after its release will be a boost in itself, minutes may make a difference) on social media, it could receive additional promotion from CNN. No clue on what that would be exactly, but more should be better if the report is any good.

We don't really have a specific tool for this so besides watching this thread (you can receive email notifications and I will post in this thread and the story itself in its own once it's published, or if I'm AFK if someone else can do it ASAP) and the OMF Twitter (and Facebook, I guess?) account it's mostly up to just being aware and ready to share it once it's published. Many will no doubt be busy with events but this could be a great signal boost.

Important detail I was forgetting about: do not just retweet accounts that have the story, tweet/share the link to the story itself. It's possible that they do track it but for social media engagement the links have to be directly in the tweets to count as primary engagement. This means a few words, maybe a quote or the sub-headline if it's good, #tags and most significantly just adding the link to the story itself.

Scream into the void and sometimes the void screams back.

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1127211079392796672

 

Nevermind the super secret spy stuff, seems like I misunderstood that part

I guess this could be moved to the advocacy forum then?

 

Haha no you were right. I was also informed by Sara from OMF to help share the news once it was published and that she couldn't give any details. So I had done the same and posted it in the members only forum

Yes I think so, since OMF also shared that tweet from Ryan Prior so it's no secret anymore

 

The story is now out, and it features a picture of Ron Davis on CNN's front page, with a link to the story: He pioneered technology that fueled the Human Genome Project. Now his greatest challenge is curing his own son.

ETA: I've started a public thread about the story here.

 

Can someone post a link? I’ve googled CNN and scanned many pages but cannot find the feature.


ETA: @rvallee ,@zzz ,@Tijs

 

Hi @Binkie4, the link to the article is in the post of @zzz
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/12/...cist-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-trnd/index.html

To everybody on the forum, please share this article on all your social media platforms. The more shares, the more chance CNN will give it additional promotion.

 

There is an error in the (otherwise extremely excellent) article,

Does anyone have the ability to let them know to correct it?