This document has been designed to assist those who wish to develop a News Article for the ICS. It sets out the process to be to ensure a smooth process from inception to production.

An ICS news article is a short written piece which is then added to the ICS website and used within the eNews mailers and on social media platforms.

Examples of what would be a good fit for a news article include:

• A recent scientific article published in the previous three months from a peer-reviewed journal. It should be original research, not a review article or case series.

• Committee updates - from Chairs, committee members or Board of Trustees

• Annual meeting or ICS Course promotion

• General ICS promotion - including membership announcements, awards, deadlines, voting

General Information

Scientific and committee articles are managed by the relevant committee. ICS promotional articles are managed by the office.

Best practices must be in avoiding brand names.

ICS standard terminology should be used throughout.

Where there is mention of any specific product a disclaimer should be added to the article

STAGE ACTION COMMENT

Proposal Stage The ICS Staff or Committee prepare proposal. This can be office staff or committee who have decided to prepare a news article. ICS Office ensure no overlap with other articles.

Preparatory Stage Author(s) assigned and content is prepared

Content Review Stage Depending on content the ICS office review and edit draft. The content is also reviewed and approved by the author Approved by ICS Office

Publication Stage Once approve news article is made live by ICS Office

Implementation Stage Once the content is finalised the news article is disseminated via the ICS website, social media and other outlets. See social media and news SOP for instructions.

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