Manchester Metropolitan University – The Conversation Media Training

Pat Onoapoi (The Conversation)

We will explain how The Conversation works, the benefits of writing for the public and how to go about it.

Writing about your research for The Conversation trainingAre 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 is a news analysis and opinion website with content written by academicss working with professional journalists. It is an open access, independent media charity funded by more than 90 UK and European universities. In this one hour presentation we'll take you through what The Conversation is - our origins and aims; what we do and why. We’ll look at why you should communicate your research to the public and take you through The Conversation’s unique, collaborative editorial process. We’ll look briefly at style and structure, different approaches and types of articles, and how to pitch. Benefits of attending ● Find out how to join a community of academic authors taking their expertise outside the institution ● Understand what makes a good story and the types of articles your expertise could generate ● Meet one of The Conversation’s editors, learn how we commission articles and ask questions To get the most out of your time with the editor, come prepared: ● Read some articles on The Conversation to get a sense of what we publish ● Think about which aspects of your research might be of interest to a general audience <a href="https://vitae.ac.uk/vitae-researcher-development-framework/" title="https://vitae.ac.uk/vitae-researcher-development-framework/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">How this session maps to Vitae’s RDF</a>

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