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The Fedora Project is happy to work with the press by providing information, answering questions, accepting feedback, reviewing materials, and taking care of other requests from members of the press.  We also encourage members of the press to get involved.  Here, we provide some basic information to help members of the press get what they need.
The Fedora Project is happy to work with the press by providing information, answering questions, accepting feedback, reviewing materials, and taking care of other requests from members of the press.  We also encourage members of the press to get involved.  Here, we provide some basic information to help members of the press get what they need.


== Press Kit ==
{{Admon/note | Press contact | If you are a journalist or reporter, feel free to contact the Fedora press team at [mailto:press@fedoraproject.org press@fedoraproject.org].}}


If you need basic information about fedora and the project itself here are the fedora press kits for the first all-around information
== Our Press Contacts ==
* [https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/3/31/Fedora_press_kit_english.pdf press kit - english ] Draft version
* [https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/9/97/Fedora_Pressemappe_deutsch.pdf Pressemappe - deutsch] Draft version


For more information please contact press@fedoraproject.org or contact directly [[User:wonderer| Henrik Heigl]].
Are you with a print, online, or broadcast journalism outlet?  Email us at press@fedoraproject.org so we can add your name to our list of contacts and keep in touch with you about important news. This helps us to keep your magazine or site on our [[Marketing press publications| list of publications]].


In the past we have issued specialized press packets with Live USB keys for journalists to preview our releases.
== Press Archives ==


* Fedora 10 press packet: [[Media:Fedora_10_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_10_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]
[[Fedora press archive| Press Releases and archive]] - Official Press Releases from Fedora Project and press Coverages from Third Party
* Fedora 9 press packet: [[Media:Fedora_9_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_9_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]


== Whom to Contact ==
== What's New ==


Fedora's press communication is handled largely by [[Marketing|  Fedora Marketing]] .  You can communicate with the [[Marketing]]  team, or you can contact press@fedoraproject.org with your questions and comments.<br>
For a quick overview of the latest Fedora-related news, check out [[FWN|Fedora Weekly News]].
For EMEA you can contact [[user:wonderer| Henrik Heigl]] directly.
 
== Our Press Contacts ==
 
Are you with a print, online, or broadcast journalism outlet?  Email us at press@fedoraproject.org so we can add your name to our [[Marketing/Press/Contacts| list of contacts]]  and keep in touch with you about important news.  Please also let us know if you want us to keep your magazine or site on our [[Marketing/Press/Publications| list of publications]] .


== Speaking about The Fedora Project ==
== Speaking about The Fedora Project ==
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Are you arranging a convention or public speaking event? Are you a journalist that has questions about The Fedora Project? Contact the [[Ambassadors|  Fedora Ambassadors]]  to find a local speaker and to arrange for Fedora to have a presence at your event.
Are you arranging a convention or public speaking event? Are you a journalist that has questions about The Fedora Project? Contact the [[Ambassadors|  Fedora Ambassadors]]  to find a local speaker and to arrange for Fedora to have a presence at your event.


== Press Archives ==
Interested in Fedora's electronic hardware design platform, [http://chitlesh.fedorapeople.org/FEL Fedora Electronic Lab]? Read its [[FedoraElectronicLab/TalkingPoints|talking points and press releases]].
 
* [[Fedora press archive|  Press Releases and archive]]  - Official Press Releases from Fedora Project and press Coverages from Third Party
 
Have something to add? Contact the [[Marketing]] team.
 
== National and Regional Press Contacts ==


The Fedora Project has a network of [[Ambassadors|  Fedora Ambassadors]]  spread out around the world.
== LiveUSB Review Sheets ==


For EMEA you can contact [[user:wonderer| Henrik Heigl]] as the press and public relations Officer for this region.
These are reduced press materials for journalists to preview our releases, they are intended to be distributed with a LiveUSB or LiveCD.  There are [[LiveUSB press review instructions|instructions]] for editing and preparing the review materials.
* Fedora 17 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_17_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:F17PressSheetUSB.sla | Scribus source]]
* Fedora 15 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_15_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_15_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]
* Fedora 14 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_14_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_14_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]
* Fedora 13 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_13_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_13_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]
* Fedora 12 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_12_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_12_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]
* Fedora 11 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_11_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_11_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]
* Fedora 11 French press kits (general, schools, business): [http://moixs.fedorapeople.org/PressKitF11-French.zip PDF format, zip compressed] - [http://moixs.fedorapeople.org/PressKitF11-French-Scribus-Source.zip Scribus source, zip compressed]
* Fedora 10 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_10_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_10_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]
* Fedora 9 press kit: [[Media:Fedora_9_press_kit.pdf | PDF format]] - [[Media:Fedora_9_press_kit.sla.bz2 | Scribus source, bzip2 compressed]]


== What's New ==
As of Fedora 17, we are now sending only the 64-bit version on the USB key to press contacts.


For a quick overview of the latest Fedora-related news, check out [[FWN|Fedora Weekly News]].
There are also [[instructions for updating USB press review sheets]].


== Frequently Asked Questions, Answered ==
== Frequently Asked Questions, Answered ==

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The Fedora Project is happy to work with the press by providing information, answering questions, accepting feedback, reviewing materials, and taking care of other requests from members of the press. We also encourage members of the press to get involved. Here, we provide some basic information to help members of the press get what they need.

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Press contact
If you are a journalist or reporter, feel free to contact the Fedora press team at press@fedoraproject.org.

Our Press Contacts

Are you with a print, online, or broadcast journalism outlet? Email us at press@fedoraproject.org so we can add your name to our list of contacts and keep in touch with you about important news. This helps us to keep your magazine or site on our list of publications.

Press Archives

Press Releases and archive - Official Press Releases from Fedora Project and press Coverages from Third Party

What's New

For a quick overview of the latest Fedora-related news, check out Fedora Weekly News.

Speaking about The Fedora Project

Are you arranging a convention or public speaking event? Are you a journalist that has questions about The Fedora Project? Contact the Fedora Ambassadors to find a local speaker and to arrange for Fedora to have a presence at your event.

Interested in Fedora's electronic hardware design platform, Fedora Electronic Lab? Read its talking points and press releases.

LiveUSB Review Sheets

These are reduced press materials for journalists to preview our releases, they are intended to be distributed with a LiveUSB or LiveCD. There are instructions for editing and preparing the review materials.

As of Fedora 17, we are now sending only the 64-bit version on the USB key to press contacts.

There are also instructions for updating USB press review sheets.

Frequently Asked Questions, Answered

We already provide easy answers for questions frequently asked by many journalists and marketing professionals: