Are you an academic, researcher or PhD candidate who would like to build a media profile and take your research to a global public audience by writing for The Conversation?
The Conversation UK (TCUK) is a news analysis and opinion website with content written by academics working with professional journalists. It is an open access, independent media charity funded by more than 80 UK and European universities, including UEA.
Working with an editor, authors write short pieces that deliver academic expertise directly to the public. It’s an initiative that can help raise the profile of UEA staff and their work, and enable them to engage with fellow researchers, potential collaborators, policymakers and the public, as well as wider media. To date, some 240 UEA authors from across the faculties have written more than 480 articles, which together have received more than 18 million reads around the world.
In this interactive session, a TCUK editor will take you through what The Conversation is - its origins and aims; what they do and why. They’ll look at why you should communicate your research to the public and take you through The Conversation’s unique, collaborative editorial process.
You’ll be given tips on style, tone and structure (with examples), look at how to pitch (with examples) and look at different approaches and article types. You will have the opportunity to discuss your research with a Conversation editor and pitch potential story ideas.
*Note the sessions take place on Zoom and you are expected to turn your camera on.
Benefits of attending
1. Find out how to join a community of academic authors taking their expertise outside the institution
2. Understand what makes a good story and the types of articles your expertise could generate
3. Learn the skills of journalistic writing and how to make your writing accessible and engaging to a diverse general audience
4. Meet one of The Conversation’s editors and learn how they commission articles
You will get the most out of this session if, beforehand, you:
1. Think about the sort of pieces you might potentially write, what aspects of your research might interest people, and come armed with ideas
2. Read some articles on The Conversation to get a sense of what they publish
The workshops will run for approximately two hours, for a maximum of 20 people per session.
You will need to register in advance, please use the links below (you only need to attend one of the sessions). If you sign up and then are no longer able to attend, please cancel your registration so that your place can be re-allocated to a colleague on the waiting list.
Register for your place on Monday 17 June (10.30am to 12.30pm)
Register for your place on Thursday 27 June (10.30am to 12.30pm)
Once you sign up, you’ll receive the Zoom link in the order confirmation and again in reminder emails before the event. If you have any questions about the training, please contact Cat Bartman (UEA News and Media Manager) at c.bartman@uea.ac.uk.
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