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Media Kit and Deadline Dates

TCH Media Kit

Thank you for your interest in advertising in the Texas Catholic Herald. Our bi-weekly newspaper covers one of the largest dioceses in the nation, comprised of 1.3 million Catholics. The Herald reaches more than 72,000 homes in Galveston and in the Greater Houston area, and many of our advertisers receive visible feedback from placing their ads in our publication.

Information about our readership, circulation and rates are available for you to view in our 2012 Media Kit.

For additional details or to place an ad, email Catherine Viola, Archdiocesan Marketing and Internal Communications Manager or call 713.659.5461.

TCH Deadlines

Our 2012 deadlines for submitting news to the Texas Catholic Herald are listed below. Please note that due to limited space in the newspaper and other factors, we cannot guarantee publication of any submission to the newspaper.

Click here for tips on submitting news ideas, stories or photos to the Herald.

Please note: Submissions for Around the Archdiocese must be received 14 days prior to publication date.

For more information or to submit details of your announcement or event, email the Texas Catholic Herald Managing Editor Rebecca Torrellas or call 713.659.5461.

2012 Deadline (Tuesdays at Noon)	2012 Publication Date (Tuesdays)
Dec. 27, 2011	Jan. 10, 2012
Jan. 17, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012
Jan. 31, 2012	Feb. 14, 2012
Feb. 14, 2012	Feb. 28, 2012
March 13, 2012	March 27, 2012
March 27, 2012	April 10, 2012
April 10, 2012	April 24, 2012
April 24, 2012	May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012	May 22, 2012
May 29, 2012	June 12, 2012
July 3, 2012	July 17, 2012
July 24, 2012	Aug. 7, 2012
Aug. 21, 2012	Sept. 4, 2012
Sept. 4, 2012	Sept. 18, 2012
Sept. 18, 2012	Oct. 2, 2012
Oct. 2, 2012	Oct. 16, 2012
Oct. 30, 2012	Nov.13, 2012
Nov.13, 2012	Nov. 27, 2012
Nov. 27, 2012	Dec. 11, 2012
Dec. 11, 2012	Dec. 25, 2012

How to submit news and stories to the Texas Catholic Herald

Proclaiming the Good News to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is our mission. However, since our small staff cannnot attend every single event or cover all of the news in the Archdiocese, we rely on you in the community to be our eyes and ears.

To make this easier on everyone — and to help us create even better stories and mentions — please use these tips as your handy guide for submitting stories and news ideas.

STORIES: Please include the following information when submitting stories and information for possible inclusion in the TCH:

1. Who
2. What
3. When
4. Where
5. Why
6. How
7. And photos, photos, photos

Whether your story is about an event or a person, place, group or some other thing, we need the basic details. Please be sure to use full names and proper titles (please avoid nicknames or shortened names and titles), as well as specific dates, street addresses, phone numbers and any other important details.

PHOTOS: When submitting photos, please send them in jpeg format and try to size them at 300dpi or 4x6 in size.

Also, be sure to name the people in the photo (from left to right: L-R) and include information about what is going on in the image, as well as to whom we should attribute the photo. For example:

Photo by John Doe
Photo by Fr. John Doe
Photo courtesy of St. Pius X Catholic School

DEADLINES: Please try to notify us at least three to four weeks before your event if you'd like for us to consider staff coverage. Also, send your post-coverage information, stories and photos as soon as possible, so that we can consider it for the next issue. Note that while we can't always include everything you send, we'll do our best to offer a fair mixture of what we receive from week to week based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) news value, timeliness, how often or how recently your group is featured and the quality of your submitted photos.

Finally, don't forget to include your name, phone number and e-mail address, in case we have questions. Thank you for sharing your news with the Texas Catholic Herald!

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Around the Archdiocese - Event Submissions

To submit events for possible inclusion in the "Around the Archdiocese" section of the Texas Catholic Herald, please email the Herald the details of the event. Please note that due to space and other factors, we cannot guarantee placement or frequency in "Around the Archdiocese," but we will whenever possible do our best to get your event into the section.

Include the following information in your e-mail:

1. The name of your event (for example, "Chili Cook-off Scholarship Fundraiser")
2. Date, time, location (with full address) of your event
3. A brief description of your event (see example below)
4. The name of your organization (if applicable)
5. If the event is for charity, include the benefiting group or organization
6. Include the cost for tickets or note that it's free
7. Name, phone and/or e-mail address of the contact person that you want readers to call/e-mail with questions (do not include personal contact info that you do not want released to the public)
8. Web site address for your organization (if you have one)
9. Name, phone and e-mail address of the media contact person, to verify info

Example:

March 3
TALK BY SISTER HELEN PREJEAN, 6 p.m. Nationally-recognized opponent of the death penalty and author of "Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States," Sister Helen Prejean is speaking at the University of Houston-Downtown in the Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium on the third floor of the Academic Building, 1 Main St. The lecture is free and open to the public. For details, call 713-000-0000.

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