ACTION IDEA #4:
CONTACT MEDIA
Urge them to cover what's happening in Henoko locally and nationally

Via Kaiya Y, August 2018
Action #1: Tag news sources onto posts calling urgent attention to Henoko.
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Time needed to complete: 10 minutes
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DO:
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Post 1 or more of these articles and video on Henoko and the Okinawan people's fight to protect the ocean:
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Tag your local news stations and newspapers.
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Tag national news stations and newspapers
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See the list at bottom of the page for reporters' names and emails from national news and newspapers.
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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.
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Time needed to complete: 15 minutes
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DO:
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Create and submit your email.
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See the list at bottom of the page for reporters' names and emails from national news and newspapers.
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Post and share your letter with "#riseforhenoko" to spread with others.
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Action #3: Write a Letter to the Editor for your local or national newspaper.
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Time needed to complete: 15 minutes
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DO:
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See example letters:
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Letter to the Editor below by Portland writer and educator, Bill Bigelow, below
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My own Letter to the Editor in the Oregonian (click HERE).
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Post and share with "#riseforhenoko" to spread with others.
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POSSIBLE LIST OF NEWS SOURCES AND REPORTERS:
Al Jazeera English
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Editor-in-Chief: Mostefa Souag
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Click HERE to contact
AlterNet
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Editor and Publisher: Roxanne Cooper
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Click HERE to contact
Chicago Tribune
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Editorial Page Editor: John McCormick
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Click HERE to submit Letter to the Editor
CNN
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Vice President of CNN International Communications: Jonathan Hawkins
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Click HERE to email
Common Dreams
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Senior Editor: Andrea Germanos
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Click HERE to email
Democracy now!
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Host and Executive Producer: Amy Goodman
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Co-Host: Juan González
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Click HERE to contact
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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New Managing Editor: Marsha McFadden
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Click HERE to email
Huffington Post
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Editor-in-Chief: Lydia Polgreen
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Click HERE to contact
NBC News
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Executive Editor: Catherine Kim
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Click HERE to email
New York Times
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Executive Editor: Dean Baquet
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Click HERE to contact
NPR
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International Correspondent: Deborah Amos
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Click HERE to send a news tip
Seattle Times
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Executive Editor: Michele Matassa Flores
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Click HERE to email
Teen Vogue
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Editor in Chief: Lindsay Peoples Wagner
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Click HERE to contact
The Atlantic
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Editor in Chief: Jeffrey Goldberg
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Click HERE to contact
The New Yorker
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Editor: David Remnick
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Click HERE to contact
The Oregonian
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Editor and VP of Content: Therese Bottomly
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Click HERE to email
Truthdig
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Editor in Chief: Robert Scheer
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Click HERE to contact
Washington Post
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Executive Editor: Martin Baron
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Click HERE to email
EXAMPLE LETTER to the media (Action #3) by Bill Bigelow of Portland, Oregon:
