Leadership Clinton County Meets the Media

LOCK HAVEN – Leadership Clinton County Participants explored the relationship between media and public opinion and learned the tools necessary to improve communication between both.

Local media representatives held a panel discussion on how businesses and organizations can work with the media to positively affect a community. Panelists included representatives from The Express, The Record, 92.1 WSQV/WBPZ, 99.9 WQBR and Julie Brennan with the Clinton County Economic Partnership.

Michael Ferlazzo, Public Relations Specialist with Geisinger, shared information on Public Relations that gave the participants ideas on how deal with media and the public. Doug Spatafore, Director of Sports Information and Marketing at Lock Haven University spoke to the class on using Social Media as a tool to help promote their business/organization.

Sponsors for this session included: Clinton County Commissioners; Clinton County Community Foundation; Clinton County Economic Partnership; First Quality Enterprises, Inc.; Leadership Clinton County Alumni; Lock Haven F.O.E.; M&T Bank; PPL Electric Utilities; Terrapin Care Station

For additional information on Leadership Clinton County, contact April Henry-Bittner at (570) 748-5782.

Tag for photo: Participants hear from local media representatives (L-R): Julie Brennan with the Clinton County Economic Partnership, Lana Muthler and Trevor Evans with The Express, John & Jeannine Lipez with The Record, Marie Cramer and Mark Schlesinger from WSQV/WBPZ and Dave Stratton with WQBR