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0:00 – 0:50 FlashAlert - How to Post News Releases

  1. 0:02 — Step 1: Click Post News Release (Non-Emerg) link under the Client Tools heading on the left-hand Dashboard.
  2. 0:04 — Step 2: Click Add a News Release button.
  3. 0:05 — Step 3: Add your Headline in the Headline field.
  4. 0:09 — Step 4: Add your Text/Body content in the Text/Body field.
  5. 0:11 — Step 5: Add Contact Information for the news media to reach you in the Contact Info for news media only field.
  6. 0:16 — Step 6: Add any attachments like pictures and documents using the Pictures & Attachments section.
  7. 0:21 — Step 7: Add captions to each of your attachments which will be included with the release when sent.
  8. 0:23 — Repeat as necessary if you have more than one attachment. You can attach up to 15 files.
  9. 0:28 — Step 8: Select the Media Outlets to which you want to distribute your news release.
  10. 0:32 — Step 9: Select Other Audiences such as Custom Email Lists, Messenger Subscribers, as well as posting to Facebook and/or X.

0:35 — Click Send News Release Now and your release will be distributed.

0:40 — Your news release will post to the FlashAlert newsfeeds used by local media organizations.

0:44 — FlashAlert sends your news release via email to all media organizations you selected in Step 8.

0:48 — Your news release will be posted in the Local News tab of FlashAlert's iOS and Android mobile apps.

0:51 – 1:30 FlashAlert - How to Post Emergency Alerts

  1. 0:54 — Step 1: Click the Post Closure/Emerg Report link under the Client Tools heading on the left-hand Dashboard.
  2. 0:56 — Step 2: Select your organization's status from the Opening Status, Preschool/Kindergarten Status (if applicable), and Transportation Status (if applicable) drop-down menus.
  3. 1:01 — Step 3: Enter your organization's contact info for the news media outlets to reach you in the Contact Info for News Media field.
  4. 1:03 — Step 4: Select the cities affected by your organization's closure from the Select Affected Cities dropdown fields.
  5. 1:07 — Step 5: Select whether you want to notify Custom Email Lists (called “Business Partners”), Messenger Subscribers, and/or post the alert to Facebook and/or X.
  6. 1:09 — Step 6: Click the green “Send” button to distribute your emergency alert.

1:11 — You're done! Your emergency closure will be distributed immediately.

1:13 — Emergency alerts are posted to your organization's individualized FlashAlert webpage, the FlashAlert newsfeeds, directly to participating news media websites, distributed to live news crawls (for qualifying organizations), sent as push notification alerts to FlashAlert's Android and iOS apps, and emailed to your organization's Messenger subscribers.

1:20 — Your organization can receive a free 14-day trial to FlashAlert with no credit card required at www.flashalert.net.