Another way to promote the City of Newport News and its vast tourism industry is through media relations. By utilizing media outlets a city's attractions are promoted to a local, regional and national audience. Local awareness of the role of a tourism office is increased. Some of the ways NNTDO and NNVC are able to do this includes:

• Create and distribute media releases locally, regionally and nationally for Newport News and regional partnerships like 100 Miles of Lights, etc.
• Assist the Virginia Film Office with requests for motion picture/film commercial locations
• Organize familiarization tours for travel writers
• City Channel broadcasts
• Submit listings for our City to be featured in numerous publications: Virginia’s Travel Guide, Campground and Golf Directory, etc.
• Provide editorial for magazines and publications that feature Newport News
• Provide Calendar of Event information to publications locally, regionally, and nationally
• Provide information about tourism through a semi-annual newsletter

Click here for a complete list of media releases produced by NNTDO.

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