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This list gives you some guidance on what types of press releases to look for to collect. Some public statements will require you to make a judgement call. **If you're not sure, err on the side of collecting it.** We would rather take a speech no one will read than not take one that would be useful to a user.
>>**Public Statement Links**
[[SpeechesGuide Speeches Guide]]
[[FieldBoxes Field Boxes]]
[[GettingPS Types]]
[[Finishing Helpful Hints/FAQ]]
[[speechesinternexpectations Intern Expectations]]>>
===Floor Speeches===
**Do Take:**
~- Statements related to legislation, current events, or historical events
**Do Not Take:**
~- Personal Tributes (These include congratulations to a constituent, scout troop, local business, etc...)
~- Procedural statements such as speaker recognition, points of order, etc...
~- Statements where the official is mentioned but never actually speaks
~- Text of bills or amendments
~- Text of Resolutions
~- Extraneous materials that the official requests be included in the record if they do not help to clarify the official's position
~- The pledge of allegiance or reading of the constitution
===Websites===
**Do Take:**
~- Items regarding legislation, current major events, or historical current events in which the individual speaks/is quoted
~- Blogs written by the individual, or contain significant quotes by the individual
~- Letters from the individual
~- Opinion-Editorials (Op-Eds) by the individual
~- Hearing Statements and summaries of Hearing Statements by the individual (follow the Hearing format for full hearing statements, treat as a press release or statement if only a partial/summary of hearing statement)
~- Speeches by the individual - **Except Floor Speeches**
~- Columns by the individual
~- Hearing statements by the individual (If a full hearing transcript, format as a Hearing. If a partial/summary of hearing statement, format as a Press Release/Statement)
~- Statements on Post Office Name Changes, and Anniversaries of Significant historical events such as WWII, Holocaust etc
~- Issue positions
**Do Not Take:**
~- Personal Tributes (These include congratulations/honoring a constituent, commenting on the passing or death of a person, awards given to representatives,scout troop, local business, etc...)
~- Funding announcements (such as grants) unless there is **significant discussion by the individual** (use your judgement) on the function of the funding
~- Radio/TV transcripts - **If you find one on an official's website, communicate with the person assigned to the TV Transcripts schedule, so they know to keep an eye out for it.**
~- Scheduling or meeting announcements
~- Constituent services announcements
~- Roundtables/Business Meetings unless there is **significant discussion by the individual** (use your judgement) on the purpose of the meeting
~- Floor Speeches
~- Statements by people speaking //for// the official/candidate.
~- News Articles (Be sure to check sections labeled 'News', 'In the News' etc... however, as they may contain Op-Eds)
~- Blogs written about the individual or quoting individual out of context
~- Resolutions relating to National Police Week, National Donut Day, etc
~- Statements about Holidays and Anniversaries unless there is **significant policy discussion**
===Blogs===
**Do Take:**
~- Blog posts written directly by the official/candidate
~- Interviews with the official/candidate not found elsewhere
~- Blogs containing substantive quotes by the official/candidate not found elsewhere
**Do Not Take:**
~- Blog posts written about the official/candidate
~- Blog posts quoting the official/candidate out of context
===Candidates===
**Do Take:**
~- Press releases in which the individual's own words make up the majority of the text except if listed under Do Not Take
~- Press releases regarding legislation, major current events, or major historical events
~- Blogs written by the individual
~- Letters from the individual
~- Op-Eds
~- Speeches
~- Columns
~- Radio/TV transcripts when available
~- Issue positions
**Do Not Take:**
~- Statements by people speaking for the candidate, such as a campaign manager.
~- Personal Tributes
~- Fund-raising announcements
~- Scheduling or meeting announcements
~- News articles
===TV Transcripts===
**Do Take**
~-Items regarding legislation, current major events, or historical current events in which the individual speaks/is quoted.
**Do Not Take**
~-Statements by people speaking for the candidate.
~-Personal Tributes (These include congratulations to a constituent, scout troop, local business, etc...)
~-Quotes by other officials (add **BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT**) - only include quotes by individual (do not share Transcripts)
[[http://wiki.votesmart.org/SpeechesGuide <-- Back to the Speeches Guide]]
[[http://wiki.votesmart.org/TrainingMaterials <--Back to Training Materials]]
This list gives you some guidance on what types of press releases to look for to collect. Some public statements will require you to make a judgement call. **If you're not sure, err on the side of collecting it.** We would rather take a speech no one will read than not take one that would be useful to a user.
>>**Public Statement Links**
[[SpeechesGuide Speeches Guide]]
[[FieldBoxes Field Boxes]]
[[GettingPS Types]]
[[Finishing Helpful Hints/FAQ]]
[[speechesinternexpectations Intern Expectations]]>>
===Floor Speeches===
**Do Take:**
~- Statements related to legislation, current events, or historical events
**Do Not Take:**
~- Personal Tributes (These include congratulations to a constituent, scout troop, local business, etc...)
~- Procedural statements such as speaker recognition, points of order, etc...
~- Statements where the official is mentioned but never actually speaks
~- Text of bills or amendments
~- Text of Resolutions
~- Extraneous materials that the official requests be included in the record if they do not help to clarify the official's position
~- The pledge of allegiance or reading of the constitution
===Websites===
**Do Take:**
~- Items regarding legislation, current major events, or historical current events in which the individual speaks/is quoted
~- Blogs written by the individual, or contain significant quotes by the individual
~- Letters from the individual
~- Opinion-Editorials (Op-Eds) by the individual
~- Hearing Statements and summaries of Hearing Statements by the individual (follow the Hearing format for full hearing statements, treat as a press release or statement if only a partial/summary of hearing statement)
~- Speeches by the individual - **Except Floor Speeches**
~- Columns by the individual
~- Hearing statements by the individual (If a full hearing transcript, format as a Hearing. If a partial/summary of hearing statement, format as a Press Release/Statement)
~- Statements on Post Office Name Changes, and Anniversaries of Significant historical events such as WWII, Holocaust etc
~- Issue positions
**Do Not Take:**
~- Personal Tributes (These include congratulations/honoring a constituent, commenting on the passing or death of a person, awards given to representatives,scout troop, local business, etc...)
~- Funding announcements (such as grants) unless there is **significant discussion by the individual** (use your judgement) on the function of the funding
~- Radio/TV transcripts - **If you find one on an official's website, communicate with the person assigned to the TV Transcripts schedule, so they know to keep an eye out for it.**
~- Scheduling or meeting announcements
~- Constituent services announcements
~- Roundtables/Business Meetings unless there is **significant discussion by the individual** (use your judgement) on the purpose of the meeting
~- Floor Speeches
~- Statements by people speaking //for// the official/candidate.
~- News Articles (Be sure to check sections labeled 'News', 'In the News' etc... however, as they may contain Op-Eds)
~- Blogs written about the individual or quoting individual out of context
~- Resolutions relating to National Police Week, National Donut Day, etc
~- Statements about Holidays and Anniversaries unless there is **significant policy discussion**
===Blogs===
**Do Take:**
~- Blog posts written directly by the official/candidate
~- Interviews with the official/candidate not found elsewhere
~- Blogs containing substantive quotes by the official/candidate not found elsewhere
**Do Not Take:**
~- Blog posts written about the official/candidate
~- Blog posts quoting the official/candidate out of context
===Candidates===
**Do Take:**
~- Press releases in which the individual's own words make up the majority of the text except if listed under Do Not Take
~- Press releases regarding legislation, major current events, or major historical events
~- Blogs written by the individual
~- Letters from the individual
~- Op-Eds
~- Speeches
~- Columns
~- Radio/TV transcripts when available
~- Issue positions
**Do Not Take:**
~- Statements by people speaking for the candidate, such as a campaign manager.
~- Personal Tributes
~- Fund-raising announcements
~- Scheduling or meeting announcements
~- News articles
===TV Transcripts===
**Do Take**
~-Items regarding legislation, current major events, or historical current events in which the individual speaks/is quoted.
**Do Not Take**
~-Statements by people speaking for the candidate.
~-Personal Tributes (These include congratulations to a constituent, scout troop, local business, etc...)
~-Quotes by other officials (add **BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT**) - only include quotes by individual (do not share Transcripts)
