Engaging with the Media · Preparing your message • Audience: “What’s in it for me?” •...
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Erin Heath American Association for the Advancement of Science [email protected] NCSE Webinar February 27, 2014
Engaging with the MediaThe quick version!
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Different styles of communication
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Credit: Nieman Journalism Lab, Harvard University
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The “post-print” era
Credit: Nieman Journalism Lab, Harvard University
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The TV landscape – 1985
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The TV landscape – now
…and hundreds more!
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Preparing your message
• Audience: “What’s in it for me?” • What’s the bottom line? • Support with facts, examples, stories
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“You do not really understand something until you can explain it to your grandmother.”-- Albert Einstein
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We need you!
• Scientists, engineers, educators and members of the community who can effectively communicate and engage with the public, media, and policymakers on science issues
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Identifying opportunities
• Colleagues • Campus organizations
• Office of University Communications • AAAS online
• Communicating Science • Center for Public Engagement with Science and
Technology • Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy
(ESEP) www.aaas.org/esep
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Communication resources
• Media tips and suggestions from top science reporters
• Video from workshops covering topics such as engaging with journalists and utilizing social media
• Information about AAAS communicating science workshops
• Resource articles, websites, and more!
www.aaas.org/communicatingscience