Hi Omar,
In
about a month, MSU seniors will walk across the stage, receive their
degrees and begin life in the “real world,” a world that greets them
with a tremendous obstacle: tens of thousands of dollars of student loan
debt. I thought your college newspaper, The State News, might be
interested in talking to Charles Hoff, financial education counselor,
DFCU Financial, for a story about how new grads can prepare for, and
eliminate, student debt and successfully position themselves to achieve
financial milestones throughout the rest of their lives.
Here is a little background information:
Research
shows that a household with $53,000 in outstanding student debt – the
average college loan balance for a two-person family with four-year
degrees – will be about $208,000 poorer during a lifetime than a similar
household with no student loan debt. Charles warns that while there are
multiple approaches to paying off this debt, some will severely limit
financial mobility later in life and prevent grads from achieving
significant financial milestones. I think that Charles’ insight could
really benefit 2014 grads and help them realize how important it is to
start thinking about their finances now.
He
has some great tips for positioning graduates for long-term financial
stability. Is this something you would be interested in covering? If so,
I’d be happy to an interview with Charles.
Thanks and let me know!
... and that's not unusual. Quite often, sources seeking some free publicity will reach out to media organizations, pitching story ideas in the hope that they'd be used in the story. Or if there's a hot breaking story going on, an expert may contact newsrooms and see if they'd like to use the source as a source (think aviation experts on the missing Malaysian plane story).
Sometimes, they get their way; other times, they don't. Either way, it never hurts to take down the person's contact info and keep it handy, and build your own experts' list to use when you need it.
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