BCA Managing the Media
Tue, Sep 15
|HERO Training Center
Law enforcement must be proactive and transparent in its approach to the release of information to the public. Keeping community members informed in a timely manner is imperative to building and maintaining trust with citizens. As the media plays a vital role in this effort, it’s important...
Time & Location
Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM CDT – Sep 16, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
HERO Training Center, 10125 85th St S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016, USA
About the event
Training Overview
Law enforcement must be proactive and transparent in its approach to the release of information to the public. Keeping community members informed in a timely manner is imperative to building and maintaining trust with citizens. As the media plays a vital role in this effort, it’s important for officers and deputies of all ranks to be well-versed in the knowledge and skills needed to develop strong, mutually beneficial relationships with reporters.
Managing the Media provides practical tips for communicating clearly with the media, identifying and pitching stories to the press, and emphasizing the importance of developing strong working relationships with reporters, photographers, and editors. You will actively take part in small-group, scenario-based exercises and practice doing on-camera interviews.
*This training satisfies an elective for the Supervision and Senior Leadership Certificate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion, the attendee will be able to: