Resources:
Training-
As a Smith Fellow, I've been fortunate to be trained by Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson at Intermedia Communications Training. Their courses are amazing and if you ever have the opportunity to take part in one- you absolutely should.
Other media training courses that have been recommend to me by peers include:
COMPASS
Telling your story-
· NPR: 9 Types of Local Stories that Cause Engagement
· ‘Making Peace with Self Promotion’ from COMPASS
· ‘A Case for Scientists to Talk to Reporters (and work with PIOs) from SciLogs
· ‘Why Scientists Should Publicize Their Findings—For Purely Selfish Reasons’ from Scientific American
· ‘Advice for Scientists Who Want to Write for the Public’ by Rob Dunn (14 point list of tips!)
· ‘How to interact, and how not to interact, with the press’ from Ruthless Science
· ‘Working with the Media’ From the University of Washington’s College of the Environment
· Don’t be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style by Randy Olsen (book)
· Escape from the Ivory Tower: A Guide to Making Your Science Matter by Nancy Baron (book)
Tips on Press Releases:
· Grading rubric for a press release assignment from a Columbia journalism course
· COMPASS- Journalists Comment on Science Press Releases
· COMPASS on writing a headline: ‘Extra! Extra! Read All About It!’
· Ben Young Landis on writing a Press Release- ‘Death by Six-Shooter’
· Dennis Meredith on the “Anatomy of an effective news release’
· ‘The Most Amazing Press Release Ever Written’ from PR Newswire
Communicating Online:
· ‘So you want to communicate science online’ The flowchart by Miriam Goldstein
· ‘Because your Grandpa’s on Facebook: Online Outreach for Scientists’ Presentation slides by Miriam Goldstein
· Resources: General SciComm- website from Advancing Eco-Comm through Multimedia
Training-
As a Smith Fellow, I've been fortunate to be trained by Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson at Intermedia Communications Training. Their courses are amazing and if you ever have the opportunity to take part in one- you absolutely should.
Other media training courses that have been recommend to me by peers include:
COMPASS
Telling your story-
· NPR: 9 Types of Local Stories that Cause Engagement
· ‘Making Peace with Self Promotion’ from COMPASS
· ‘A Case for Scientists to Talk to Reporters (and work with PIOs) from SciLogs
· ‘Why Scientists Should Publicize Their Findings—For Purely Selfish Reasons’ from Scientific American
· ‘Advice for Scientists Who Want to Write for the Public’ by Rob Dunn (14 point list of tips!)
· ‘How to interact, and how not to interact, with the press’ from Ruthless Science
· ‘Working with the Media’ From the University of Washington’s College of the Environment
· Don’t be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style by Randy Olsen (book)
· Escape from the Ivory Tower: A Guide to Making Your Science Matter by Nancy Baron (book)
Tips on Press Releases:
· Grading rubric for a press release assignment from a Columbia journalism course
· COMPASS- Journalists Comment on Science Press Releases
· COMPASS on writing a headline: ‘Extra! Extra! Read All About It!’
· Ben Young Landis on writing a Press Release- ‘Death by Six-Shooter’
· Dennis Meredith on the “Anatomy of an effective news release’
· ‘The Most Amazing Press Release Ever Written’ from PR Newswire
Communicating Online:
· ‘So you want to communicate science online’ The flowchart by Miriam Goldstein
· ‘Because your Grandpa’s on Facebook: Online Outreach for Scientists’ Presentation slides by Miriam Goldstein
· Resources: General SciComm- website from Advancing Eco-Comm through Multimedia