Are you an academic, researcher or PhD candidate at the University of Bristol who wants to highlight your research and expertise to a global public audience? The Conversation is a popular news analysis and evidence-based opinion website featuring content written by academics, with editorial support from professional journalists. The articles, routinely picked up by other major national and international media titles, have a monthly audience of 14 million in the UK and more than 64 million across the world.
The interactive session will:
- Give pointers on how to create a winning written pitch
- Explain different approaches and article types
- Offer tips on style, tone, and structure for writing the piece
Plenty of examples will be provided for illustration and you’ll also be walked through The Conversation’s editorial process.
Benefits of attending include:
- Finding out how to join a community of academic authors taking their expertise to a wider audience
- Understanding what makes a good story and the sorts of articles your expertise could generate
- Learning the skills of journalistic writing and how to make your style accessible and engaging to a broad audience
- Hearing from one of The Conversation’s editors and learning how articles are commissioned