"Mass Media Science Communication"

Workshops, conferences 2019

  • Date: Nov 21, 2019
  • Location: MPI-MMG, Hermann-Föge-Weg 11, Göttingen
  • Room: Library Hall
"Mass Media Science Communication"
Internal workshop


For more details please contact kofri(at)mmg.mpg.de.

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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

16:45-17:00
Final Discussion

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