"Mass Media Science Communication"
Workshops, conferences 2019
- Date: Nov 21, 2019
- Location: MPI-MMG, Hermann-Föge-Weg 11, Göttingen
- Room: Library Hall
For more details please contact kofri(at)mmg.mpg.de.
13:00-13:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
CHRISTIANE KOFRI, Publications and Social Media Manager, SCD MPI MMG
13:15-14:00
The communications gap between scientists and the public
CHRISTINA BECK, Head of the Communication Department of the Max Planck Society
14:00-14:30
Why should I share my research with the public? What’s in it for me?
STEVEN VERTOVEC, Director MPI MMG
14:30-15:15
How to pitch your research to a journalist or editor in different journalistic formats
THOMAS MEANEY, Journalist & EVA VÖLKER, Journalist
15:15-15:30 coffee break
15:30-16:30
Academic vs. journalistic writing. How to write an op-ed.
THOMAS MEANEY, Journalist
16:30-16:45
What can the Max Planck Society offer by way of public communications?
CHRISTINA BECK, Head of the Communication Department of the Max Planck Society