Mass Communication: Turn a Fact Sheet into a Public Notice

Read the original fact sheet

The fictional Harbor Works exhibition opens on 24 October 2026 in the Practice Arts Centre’s North Hall, from 11:00 to 16:00. Entry is free. Visitors can view printed neighborhood-design projects; no workshop or refreshments are included in the brief.

The approved contact in this fictional exercise is exhibition@example.org, an example address rather than a real event inbox. The coordinator has approved the date, venue, times and entry information. Audience numbers, venue access details and future exhibition dates have not been supplied.

Publish only what the brief supports

The exhibition name identifies the event, and the next sentence carries when, where and what visitors can do. The notice does not invent a capacity figure, promise refreshments or claim access features that have not been checked. Replace all fictional details with verified information before adapting this model for a real publication.

Map the one-to-many distribution and reply route

The University of Minnesota distinguishes mass communication by its large intended audience and use of media. In this scenario, an organization publishes one approved notice on its public event page, then shares the same facts through public social posts and a local publication listing.

A visitor’s email asking whether a particular entrance has a step is a direct feedback interaction. Keep that exchange distinct from the public notice, obtain a verified answer and decide whether the general event page also needs updating. Do not publish a guess merely because a public audience is waiting.

Check consistency when shortening the notice

A short social version can omit descriptive detail while retaining event identity, date, time, location and where to find the full current notice. It must not change “free entry” into “free workshop” or turn an exhibition into a bookable class.

This is a practice draft for an organization that has a current event notice. The exercise does not claim that any post was published, any listing accepted or any audience reached. A distribution plan and an observed publication are different records.

Evaluate evidence without inventing impact

A saved publication confirms what was displayed at a particular time. A page-view count, if actually measured, describes that count’s defined measurement; it does not prove every visitor understood the event or attended it.

For a useful variation, change the approved opening time to 12:00. Identify the full notice, short post and listing that need correction. Preserve a clear current version and respond to known questions using the updated fact. The exercise tests consistent public information, not a promised reach or attendance result.