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OTIS Evaluation Guide (PDF) - California Department of Public Health

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members are fully educated about the issue. For example, based on your local environment and the content<br />

analysis <strong>of</strong> the record, you can decide whether to leave it to your coalitions to educate/persuade council<br />

members directly, or through some other, broader educational effort in the community.<br />

6. Media Activity Record<br />

Questions for the “Media Activity Record ” form can be seen in Figure 33.<br />

What type <strong>of</strong> media activity record will be collected?<br />

Please name all the collectable media activity records here. A few examples <strong>of</strong> these kinds <strong>of</strong> records include<br />

the number <strong>of</strong> flyers, the number <strong>of</strong> news pitch letters being sent out, public service announcements (PSA) or<br />

ads, frequency <strong>of</strong> the PSA or ads, the number <strong>of</strong> audience members, media coverage area, the number <strong>of</strong> news<br />

releases, or the circulation and distribution <strong>of</strong> a local newspaper issue containing your tobacco-related story.<br />

How will the media activity record be used to advance your objective?<br />

Collecting media activity records is especially helpful when you want to know if your media activities have<br />

enough intensity. In general, media activity is a very expensive intervention. Even a big-budget media activity<br />

can yield a mediocre result if the execution is poor. With the media activity record findings, you can decide<br />

whether to intensify the media intervention, or divert the resources to other interventions. For example, an<br />

overly ambitious, cover-all type <strong>of</strong> media operation may be modified to more focused, narrower media activities<br />

that you may be more efficient.<br />

<strong>OTIS</strong> <strong>Evaluation</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> • March 2007<br />

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