DUKE MEDICINE & THE MEDIA

The Duke Medical Center and Health System News Office is responsible for working with faculty, administrators and staff throughout Duke University Health System to disseminate information of public interest to the news media. We provide the following services:

• An award-winning website: www.dukemednews.org featuring Duke news releases, media kits, experts listing, a photo gallery and a comprehensive search engine
• Proactive media relations
• Crisis communications
• Media training & consultation
• Med Minute & Health Briefs (weekly feature-style consumer health stories)
• Access to Duke Recording Studio for "live" or taped broadcast interviews
• Access to ISDN lines for "live" or taped radio interviews
• News release distribution to more than 1000 U.S. journalists
• Daily news clipping services ("eClips")
• Tracking of news stories
• Women's health monthly e-newsletter targeting women's magazines
• Video news release packages

Media Inquiries

The Duke Medical Center and Health System News Office (MCNO) is responsible for handling all external media relations for the medical enterprise.

Photography/Videography

Film crews, reporters and photographers are required to be escorted by a member of the MCNO staff while they are working on news stories on Duke Medical Center property. This is to protect you, the privacy of our patients and their families, and Duke. These visits often require a great deal of planning as multiple groups must be contacted for the appropriate set of permissions. Please contact us at (919) 684-4148 as soon as possible so that we may set up your visit.

News releases

Clinicians and researchers with upcoming publications, presentations, grants or noteworthy events that may be of interest to the media should contact the MCNO as early as possible to ensure timely news coverage. Peer-reviewed journals typically establish set dates and times when news on particular articles can be reported. Our staff will work with you to meet those deadlines. MCNO staff works on a public information officer "beat" system. Please contact the PIO who is responsible for your area. (See our "About Us" section and click on the red "News Office" tab.)

Contact Information & After Hours Calls

The phone number for the news office is (919) 684-4148. Our fax number is (919) 681-7353. The MCNO is located on the 3rd floor of the Hanes House on Trent Drive on the Duke University Medical Center campus in Durham, N.C. Business hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, Mon.-Fri. We provide 24-hour coverage for the health system via pager. If you need to reach someone immediately during non-business hours, please call (919) 970-3671.