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Getting Your Science
Message Out



                           Oct. 28, 2011
               Kellogg Biological Station

                By Michael Steger, CAE
            Communications Manager
         MSU College of Natural Science
Sci. Americ blog post
Scientific Literacy
Your Message
     &
 The Media
Know your audience
It’s Not Your Peers
(That is why they publish the journals).
General public
These people don’t read Science, Nature or
Cell. They have no idea what acronyms like
          PNAS or AAAS stand for.
Let’s Borrow the Formula
  from the News Media
Elements of News
Who
What
Where
When
Why
How
News Values

         •   Timeliness
         •   Proximity
         •   Impact
         •   Prominence
         •   Conflict
         •   Emotion
         •   Oddity
         •   Magnitude
Weights Vary for
  Each Value

Weights Change
Combine the Strongest Values
    with the Elements
Explain it
    from
    here
       to
    here
Tip:
Keep it Short
Avoid:
Proper Nouns
& Attaboys
What is it?
Why is it important?
The Inverted Pyramid

Get Attention.
Most Important.



      Additional Data




         Ancillary backup points
         worth noting



       Stuff Most People Don’t Care
       About But You Ought to Include
Turn Offs:
- Clichés
- Jargon
- Plugs
The Media
What makes the news?
      Something new
      Something unusual
      Something controversial
      Something timely
      Something close to home
      Something that elicits a
                   response
Planning is critical.
Embargo doesn’t
     mean
you cannot plan
Media Relations
Your Role
Be prepared to talk, show, discuss
Share With Your Personal Network
Once the timeliness is gone…


                 find more
                reasons and
                milestones to
                  keep the
                conversation
                    going
Be Visible.


[ Insert Elements & Values Here]
The Unofficial Social Media Rulebook
It is easier today than ever before to use
    your content to become a resource
Thank you!




stegerm@msu.edu

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