Newspapers and digital publications that receive hometown news will have free Merit accounts containing an archive of all of their Merit achievements. These Media Portal pages provide them with tools to better manage their Merit content. Each press release that an outlet receives will contain a link to Merit's Media Portal at the bottom of the email:
Click here to learn more about the emails that newspapers receive.
Press Release Archive
Media Portal pages contain a permanent record of every Merit press release sent to each publication. These stories are arranged chronologically and easily accessible at any time:
Editors and reporters can click to view each local press release in text-only format and access downloadable lists of the students featured in each story. They can also find links to the online version of the story on meritpages.com and download photo attachments:
View Full Achievements
Reporters and editors who are looking for more information about the students in question, can clicking the View Online button (pictured above) to view the story on Merit Pages. The online achievement will list only the students from their area, and they can click on any student's page to learn more about them:
Coverage Area Changes
Newspapers can request changes to their coverage area from their Media Portal page by clicking on the Report a Problem link. The paper can then add or remove zip codes from their regular coverage area or request news from specific schools:
News from Local Institutions
Newspapers also have the ability to see all of the press releases published by the schools (and other organizations) in their backyard - even if the story didn't include mention of a local person. The News in Your Area section gives them access to all of their local institutions that use Merit: