ACTION IDEA #4:
CONTACT MEDIA

Urge them to cover what's happening in Henoko locally and nationally

Via Kaiya Y, August 2018

TO DO:

Action #1: Tag news sources onto posts calling urgent attention to Henoko. ​

• Time needed to complete: 10 minutes

• DO:

  • Post 1 or more of these articles and video on Henoko and the Okinawan people's fight to protect the ocean:

    • ​​For article by Truthout.org, click HERE 

    • For article by Environmental Justice Atlas, click HERE

    • For article by The Nation, click HERE

    • For article by Common Dreams, click HERE 

    • For the "Our Island's Treasure" trailer, click HERE

  • Tag your local news stations and newspapers.

  • Tag national news stations and newspapers​​​

  • See the list at bottom of the page for reporters' names and emails from national news and newspapers.

  • Post and share with "#riseforhenoko" to spread with others.

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Action #2: Send a personalized email to a reporter from your local news/newspaper and/or a reporter from a national news/newspaper. 

• Time needed to complete: 15 minutes

• DO:

  • Create and submit your email.

  • See the list at bottom of the page for reporters' names and emails from national news and newspapers.

  • Post and share your letter with "#riseforhenoko" to spread with others.

Action #3: Write a Letter to the Editor for your local or national newspaper.  

• Time needed to complete: 15 minutes

• DO:

  • See example letters:

    • Letter to the Editor below by Portland writer and educator, Bill Bigelow, below

    • My Letter to the Editor in the Oregonian (click HERE). 

  • Post and share with "#riseforhenoko" to spread with others.

​POSSIBLE LIST OF NEWS SOURCES AND REPORTERS:

feel free to use these or other news to contact 

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Al Jazeera English

• Click HERE to contact

AlterNet

• Editor and Publisher: Roxanne Cooper

• Click HERE to contact

Chicago Tribune

• Editorial Page Editor: Chris Jones

• Click HERE to submit a Letter to the Editor

CNN

• Vice President of CNN International Communications: Jonathan Hawkins

• Click HERE to email

Common Dreams

• Senior Editor: Andrea Germanos

• Click HERE to email

Democracy now!

• Host and Executive Producer: Amy Goodman

• Co-Host: Juan González

• Click HERE to contact

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

• Managing Editor: Marsha McFadden

• Click HERE to email

Huffington Post

• Editor-in-Chief: Danielle C. Belton

• Click HERE to contact

NBC News

• Executive Editor: Catherine Kim

• Click HERE to email

New York Times

• Executive Editor: Dean Baquet

• Click HERE to contact

NPR

• International Correspondent: Deborah Amos

• Click HERE to send a news tip

Seattle Times

• Executive Editor: Michele Matassa Flores

• Click HERE to email

Teen Vogue

• Editor in Chief: Versha Sharma

• Click HERE to email

The Atlantic

• Editor in Chief: Jeffrey Goldberg

• Click HERE to email

The New Yorker

• Editor: David Remnick

• Click HERE to email

The Oregonian

• Editor and VP of Content: Therese Bottomly

• Click HERE to email

Truthdig

• Editor in Chief: Robert Scheer

• Click HERE to contact

Washington Post

• Executive Editor: Sally Buzbee

• Click HERE to email

EXAMPLE LETTER to the media (Action #3) by
Bill Bigelow of Portland, Oregon: