Consumer/Survivor Information
Challenging Stereotypes: An Action Guide
Delivering Your Message
After you have
written a letter, where do you send it? This section is
intended to give you the information you need to guide your
message to its destination.
The Internet is
helpful in providing Web home pages. There you are likely to
find E-mail addresses urging Internet users to “contact
us.” (Mailing addresses and phone numbers, however, are
rarely listed.)
Gradually you will
develop your own list of useful contacts, allowing you to keep
abreast of changes that occur often in the communi-cations
field.
Contacting the National Media
This section
contains lists to simplify locating addresses for the major
national media. Because of rapid changes in the media
industry, it’s a good idea to double check any personal
names before using them.
A media list of
your own is perhaps the best way to have frequently needed
contact information at your fingertips. You will see it
develop gradually as you write letters or E-mail your views to
the media.
National
Newspapers
The most likely reason for getting in touch with a national
newspaper is to respond to an article or column — typically,
with a letter to the editor intended for publication. Letters
to the editor are sent to the address listed on the editorial
page. But lots of letters don’t get published because of
limited space. If you can, send copies of your letter to the
reporter, columnist, or critic who wrote the article, and also
to the executive editor of the paper who will forward it down
the line. You may also send copies of leters to the
appropriate section editor — news, editorial, arts and
entertainment, health and science, lifestyle, business, or
magazine section. Even if your letter is not published, it
will deliver its message to important people. A call to the
newspaper is the easiest way to get the names and numbers of
the editors and critics.
National
Magazines
Most magazines give contact information in their Letters to
the Editor section. They also list their E-mail and Web sites.
National
Broadcast Media: TV, Cable, Radio The addresses and phone
numbers of major broadcasters are listed in this section.
Address letters to President, or call the main operator for
the chief executive’s name. If you wish to write to the
program’s producer, his or her name will appear in the
broadcast credits. For the phone number of a particular
national program, call the national broadcaster’s main
operator. Another way to get contact information is from a
local affiliate of the national broadcaster. If none of these
options work, call your library and see if they give reference
information over the phone. If you go to the library, a media
directory such as the Gale Directory of Publications and
Broadcast Media would be the place to look. Lastly, there may
be a Viewer Comment option on the national broadcaster’s Web
site.
Contacting the Local Media
The place to
start, when looking for contact information for a local media
organization, is probably the newspaper or broadcast itself.
All of your comments, in praise or in protest, will interest
the journalist who covered the story. If you read it in the
newspaper, take down the name of the reporter who wrote the
story.
If you’d like to
speak with him or her, look for the newspaper’s telephone
number — it’s on the editorial page or near the beginning
of the newspaper — and ask the operator to connect you. Try
not to call after 4:00 P.M., as that’s when reporters are
feeling the most pressure to finish their stories. If you’d
like to write a letter to the editor, ask the operator for the
name of the Editorial Page editor (and, if you wish, the fax
number). It’s always a good idea to address this editor —
like all editors — by name.
If you have
something to say about a headline, news story, or feature
article, send a copy of your letter to the executive editor.
To comment on an advertisement, write to the publisher. Their
names are listed on the masthead in the editorial section of
the paper.
If you heard it on
the radio or saw it on TV, following up may take a few extra
steps. Your local telephone directory is probably the place to
start looking for contact information. Radio and TV stations
have “call letters” and these are usually listed
alphabetically in the directory. When you call, you’ll
probably get the station’s operator. Ask him or her for the
information you need. Operators are typically polite and try
to be helpful.
Radio stations
have station managers. Television programs have producers.
These are the people you want to reach when you have something
important to say. Get their names, addresses, and phone
numbers.
If, when you call
a radio or TV station, you learn that a particular segment of
a news report, or any other program, originated elsewhere,
find out where. Ask for the name of the media organization
that provided the segment. Try to get a name there, a phone
number, or address so you can follow up.
Broadcast networks
often have Viewer Comment voice-mail numbers. Taped comments
are an excellent way to convey your message, since
broadcasters rely on feedback from their audi-ences. If you
wish, you can call back after plan-ning what you want to say.
Locating Difficult-to-Find Media
When looking for
information, it’s best to begin right in your home or office
with your local telephone directory or the Internet. If the
information you seek needs a bit more digging to uncover, the
place to go is your local library. Many community libraries
offer telephone reference services — a luxury worth
exploring.
At the library,
chances are you will see a media directory on the reference
shelves. The best come in several volumes, and they are very
complete. They are also expensive. Do not be disappointed,
then, if the volumes your library owns are well-thumbed and a
few years out of date. Instead, start digging. Even older
media directories are crammed with useful information. Your
trip to the library will be productive enough for you to be
able to follow up at home with phone calls.
The most complete
media directories are: Bacon’s Newspaper Directory, Bacon’s
Magazine Directory, and the Gale Directory of
Publications and Broadcast Media.
Bacon's
Newspaper Directory. This is a very comprehensive
directory of national dailies, major news services and
syndicates, newspaper publisher chains, Sunday supplements,
plus local dailies, semiweeklies, and monthlies. Newspapers
are listed alphabetically, by State and city.
Contact
information typically includes general phone and fax numbers,
as well as the names and telephones of editors, writers, and
critics. This contact information is also given for domestic
bureaus of national dailies and major news services.
Bacon's
Magazine Directory. The publications are organized
according to markets (women’s, health and fitness, and so
forth) with classifications corresponding to contents (e.g.,
advertising, radio, and TV).
Contact
information includes general phone and fax numbers, often
E-mail and Internet addresses, and the names and telephone
numbers of editors, news writers, and critics.
Magazine
publishers that own three or more magazines are listed under
“Multiple Magazine Publishers.”
Gale Directory
of Publications and Broadcast Media. This directory lists
national newspapers, magazines, TV and radio networks,
newspaper and radio news services, and cable systems (C-Span,
CNN/Headline News, etc.). It also lists local dailies,
weeklies, monthlies, and free newspapers; local TV and radio
stations, and trade publications.
Contact
information includes the names of editors and writers for
newspapers and magazines, and key personnel (such as station
owners and managers) for local radio and TV stations, plus
phone/fax numbers, mailing addresses, and E-mail addresses.
Newspapers are
arranged geographically, by States and cities; magazines, by
State and type (entertainment, health and fitness, mental
health). Radio stations are grouped by type (classical, talk
radio, public radio), with entries appearing geographically,
by States and cities, with call letters and frequencies on the
dial. Trade publications are arranged by subject (advertising,
music, psychology) and, within subject, by States and cities.
Other Useful Directories
The Directory
of Business Information Resources lists associations,
newsletters, mag-azines and journals, tradeshows, directories,
and databases. These are grouped alphabetically, by industry
(example: advertising, communications and media).
Professional/Trade/Associations
Directories. Media and other industry associations often
have codes of conduct that their members agree to observe.
Possible violations of these codes can be brought to the
attention of the top decision makers of the organization. They
can also be prevailed upon to educate their members.
Encyclopedia of
Associations. This directory of professional, trade, and
other groups lists organizations by State. Contact information
includes the executive director’s name.
Media Directories (Internet)
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American Journalism Review
http://www.ajr.org
This is a directory of broadcast and print media.
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News Index
www.newsindex.com
An index of news and news sources. Use “search” for
news about mental illness/health.
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Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB)
www.imdb.com
This site gives information about all aspects of
present, past, and future movies. An Amazon company.
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The News Directory
www.newsdirectory.com
A directory of newspapers, magazines, and television
stations.
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SAMHSA's National Mental Health
Information Center
www.mentalhealth.org
This site’s newsroom posts a daily survey of mental
health news on the Internet.
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Yahoo (See News & Media)
www.yahoo.com
A catalog of media sources, with information about them.
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Zap2it.com!
www.zap2it.com
This site posts TV and movie information. Published by
Tribune News Services.
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Television, Cable & Radio Networks
Telvision
Networks
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ABC, Inc.
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4551
Tel: 818-460-7477
Web: www.abc.com
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NBC-TV
Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Tel: 212-664-4444
Web: www.nbc.com
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ABC-TV (Entertainment Division)
2040 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tel: 310-557-7777, Fax: 310-557-7170
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NBC-TV West Coast
3000 West Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91523
Tel: 818-840-4444, Fax: 818-840-6000
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CBS-TV
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-975-4321, Fax: 212-975-6488
Web: www.cbs.com
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Public Broadcasting System
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314-1698
Tel: 703-739-5000, Fax: 703-739-0775
E-mail: jdoe@pbs.org
Web: www.pbs.org
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CBS-TV (Entertainment Division)
7800 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: 323-575-2345, Fax: 323-653-8266
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UPN Network (United Paramount)
11800 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: 310-575-7000
Web: www.upn.com
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FOX-TV
10201 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Tel: 310-369-1000
Web: www.fox.com
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Warner Brothers Network
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-636-5000
Web: http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/main/index.jsp
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Cable
Networks
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A & E Networks
235 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-210-1400
Web: www.aetv.com/
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Disney Channel
Burbank Center
3800 West Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505
Tel: 818-569-7500
Web: www.disney.com
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CNBC/MSN Money
2200 Fletcher Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel: 201-585-2622, Fax: 201-585-6393
Web: http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp
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Home Box Office (HBO)
1100 Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-512-1000, Fax: 212-512-1451
Web: www.hbo.com
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CNN
One CNN Center
Box 105366
Atlanta, GA 30348-5366
Tel: 404-827-1500
Web: www.turner.com
or www.cnn.com
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MTV Networks
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-5797
Tel: 212-258-8000
Viewer comment: 212-258-8700
Web: www.mtv.com
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Comedy Central
1775 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-767-8600, Fax: 212-767-8592
Web: www.comedycentral.com
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Nickelodeon
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-5797
Tel: 212-258-7500
Viewer comment: 212-846-4220
Web: www.nick.com
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Court TV
600 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-973-2800
Viewer Comment: 800-COURT 56
Web: www.courttv.com
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Showtime Networks, Inc.
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-708-1600, Fax: 212-654-1212
Web: www.showtimeonline.com
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Discovery Channel
641 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-751-2120, Fax: 212-751-3707
Web: www.discovery.com
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USA Network
152 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-314-7300
Web: www.usanetwork.com/
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Radio
Networks
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ABC Radio Network
444 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-735-1700, Fax: 212-735-1799
Web: www.abcradio.com
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CNN Radio Network
One CNN Center, Box 105366
Atlanta, GA 30348-5366
Tel: 404-827-1500
Web: http://www.cnn.com/video/index.html
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CBS News Radio
524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-975-4321, Fax: 212-975-6347
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National Public Radio (NPR)
635 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3753
Tel: 202-414-2000, Fax: 202-414-3329
Web: www.npr.org
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Television
News Programs
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ABC World News Tonight
47 West 66th Street
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 212-456-4040, Fax: 212-456-2795
Web: http://abcnews.go.com/
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Fox News
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-301-3000
Viewer services: 310-369-3066
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ABC Good Morning America
147 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 212-456-5900
Web: http://abcnews.go.com/
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Larry King Live
820 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-898-7900 (CNN)
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20/20 (ABC News)
147 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 212-456-2020
E-mail: 2020@abcnews.com
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Meet the Press
NBC News
4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-885-4598, Fax: 202-966-4544
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CBS Evening News
524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-975-3693
Web: www.cbs.com
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NBC Nightly News
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Tel: 212-664-4971
E-mail: nightly@msnbc.com
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CBS This Morning
524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-974-2824, Fax: 212-975-2115
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Nightline ABC News
1717 DeSales, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-222-7777
E-mail: niteline@abc.com
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CNN
One CNN Center
Box 105366
Atlanta, GA 30348-5366
Tel: 404-827-1500
Web: www.cnn.com
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Public Broadcasting System
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 23314
Tel: 703-739-5000
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CNN Washington Bureau
820 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-898-7900, Fax: 202-898-7565
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60 Minutes
CBS News
524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-975-2006, Fax: 212-975-2019
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CNN Crossfire
820 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-898-7900, Fax: 202-898-7565
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The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
Public Broadcasting System
3620 South 27th Street
Arlington, VA 22206
Tel: 703-998-2111
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Dateline NBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Tel: 212-664-4444
E-mail: dateline@news.nbc.com
Web: www.nbc.com
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Today Show
NBC News
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Tel: 212-664-4249
E-mail: today@msnbc.com
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Face The Nation
CBS News
202 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-457-4481
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Washington Week in Review
WETA-TV
2775 South Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22206
Tel: 703-998-2884
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Print Media: Magazines, Newspapers, Syndicates
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Associated Press
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
Tel: 212-621-1500, Fax: 212-621-1679
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The New York Times
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-556-1234
Web: www.nytimes.com
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Associated Press
Washington Bureau, Print
2021 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-776-9400
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The New York Times
Washington Bureau
1627 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-862-0300 Fax 202-862-0340
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Boston Globe
P. O. Box 2378
Boston, MA 02107
Tel: 617-929-2000
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Newsweek
251 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-445-4000, Fax: 212-445-5102
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Business Week
1221 Avenue of Americas
New York, NY 10020
Tel: 212-512-2511
Web: www.businessweek.com
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Parade Publications
711 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-450-7000, Fax: 212-450-7284
Web: www.parade.com
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Cartoonist & Writers
Syndicate
67 Riverside Drive, Suite 1D
New York, NY 10024
Tel: 212-227-8666
E-mail: cws@cartoonweb.com
Web: www.cartoonweb.com
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Chicago Tribune
435 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312-222-3232
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Philadelphia Inquirer
400 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Tel: 215-854-4500
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Creators Syndicate
5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Tel: 310-337-7003
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Reuters Information Service
199 Water Street
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-859-1610, Fax: 212-859-1616
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Dallas Morning News
P. O. Box 655237
Dallas, TX 75265
Tel: 214-977-8222
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Time
Time & Life Bldg.
Rockefeller Center
New York, NY 10020
Tel: 212-522-1212
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Editor & Publisher
11 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel: 212-675-4380, Fax: 212-929-1259
E-mail: jmcgrath@editorandpublisher.com
Web: www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/index.jsp
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TV Guide
4 Radnor Corporate Center
Radnor, PA 19088
Tel: 610-293-8500
Web: www.tvguide.com
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Gannett Wire Service
1000 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22229
Tel: 703-276-5800, Fax: 703-558-3902
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USA Today
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22229
Tel: 703-276-3400
Web: www.usatoday.com
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King Features Syndicate
235 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-455-4000
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USA Today
New York Bureau
535 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-715-5410
Web: www.usatoday.com
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Knight Ridder Tribune Wire
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20045
Tel: 202-383-6095, Fax: 202-393-2460
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U.S. News & World Report
2400 N Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Tel: 202-955-2000
Web: www.usnews.com
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Los Angeles Times
Times-Mirror Square
Los Angeles, CA 90053
Tel: 800-528-4637, Fax: 213-237-5000
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Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
Tel: 212-416-2000, Fax: 212-416-2658
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Los Angeles Times Syndicate
218 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213-237-7987
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The Washington Post
1150 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20071
Tel: 202-334-6000
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Film & Television Production Companies
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Amblin’ Entertainment
(Spielberg)
100 Universal City Plaza
Bungalow 477
Universal City, CA 91608
Tel: 818-733-7000
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Miramax Films
7966 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel: 323-951-4200
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Columbia Pictures
10202 West Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
Tel: 310-244-4000
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MGM Studios
2500 Broadway Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-3061
Tel: 310-449-3000
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Culver Studios
9336 West Washington Boulevard
Culver City,CA 90232
Tel: 310-202-3527
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Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038-3197
Tel: 323-956-5000
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Walt Disney Company
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Tel: 818-560-1000
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Sony Entertainment
10202 West Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
Tel: 310-244-4000
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DreamWorks SKG
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Tel: 818-733-7000
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Universal Studios
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Tel: 818-777-1000
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Fox Productions
10201 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Tel: 310-369-1000
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Warner Bros.
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91522
Tel: 818-954-6000
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Imagine Entertainment
9465 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: 310-858-2000
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