The Conversation

March 21, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hadley Room, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. To view last year's Conversation Training, please click here

Why write for the general public? Access to independent, high quality, evidence-based, explanatory journalism underpins a functioning democracy.  The Conversation is an independent source for informed commentary and analysis, written by the academic and research community and edited by journalists for the general public. At this talk, Ari Fertig, Manager of University Editorial Relations and Maggie Villiger, Senior Science and Technology Editor at The Conversation, will address why academics should write for the general public, how academics can learn to pitch to media outlets, and the benefits of reaching a wide audience. Light refreshments will be provided.

In appreciation of their generous support, the UMass Public Engagement Project would like to thank the Office of the ProvostUniversity Relations, and the Colleges of Natural SciencesSocial and Behavioral Sciences Humanities and Fine ArtsEngineeringPublic Health and Health Sciences, and Education.  The UMass Public Engagement Project also recognizes and appreciates in-kind contributions and collaborations with the Center for Research on Families and the Institute for Social Science Research