Public Engagement in the 21st Century: Engaging the Media New
Description
Getting your research into the print or broadcast media is still an incredibly powerful way of sharing ideas and findings with a mass audience, but journalists are busy people with tight deadlines and a high turnover of possible news stories. How do you get their attention for your research? How do you build a good relationship with the media, so that they keep coming back? What are the potential pitfalls?
Target audience
Research staff and PhD students
Aims
- to consider the benefits of engaging the public in research
- to explore how to engage and work with print/broadcast media
- to find out about where in the University support for public engagement is available
Format
Lecture
About the presenters
- Dr Gilly Carr (St Catherine's), whose research on the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands has recently appeared in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/18/guernsey-files-islanders-nazi-occupation. A video, 'Forgotten Heroes', is also available on the University's YouTube channel.
- Emma Borley, Assistant Editor, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
- Gaetan Lee, Festivals and Outreach Manager (Cambridge), will be on hand to help answer questions about how the University can support researchers in engaging with the media.
Notes
For more details, please email Dr Steve Joy
Duration
One session of one hour
Events available