Media coverage in newspaper, magazines, radio and television programmes is the best tool for reaching the wider public. Personal stories are so powerful in explaining what it means to be affected by encephalitis. However, be aware that some reporters can be intrusive and blow some aspects of the illness out of proportion. Choose your media carefully.

To tell your story contact your local newspaper, local or national radio or a magazine. Personal contact can be very effective and has resulted in a great deal of coverage in the last few years.

Newspapers, magazines and television in the hopes of writing and producing pieces on people’s stories regularly contact the Society. Finding the right stories and people can be time consuming for us, and sometimes intrusive. Therefore we have decided to keep a file on people who have stories they would be willing to share should the media enquiry match their story. If you think you have an interesting story and are happy for it to be considered when the media approaches us in the future, please send a brief summary of your story and your contact details, to Ava Easton

Be assured we will never pass your details onto any media without first discussing it with you and checking you are happy for us to pass them on.