What is a public service announcement?

Question

what is it and how do you right one?

Answer 1

A Public Service Announcement or PSA is simply information that is helpful to the general public.  It contains no product endorsements however if a product has been determined unsafe for public use, a PSA may be information warning against the use of such a product.

An example of a PSA is, "Help keep America green.  Stop litter."

An example of writing one would be:

I know that anti-freeze is harmful if swallowed by an animal and usually will result in death.  So I would write:

"When adding anti-freeze to you car, take care to clean up any spillage off the ground.  Anti-freeze has a sweet taste which attracts many animals but it is extremely toxic and deadly. Please protect our wildlife and pets by avoiding anti-freeze spills whenever possible."  

Good luck!  I hope this helps.