CNS Seminar (In-house)
The public’s comprehension of happenings in the knowledge-production fields is often mediated by the popular press. Therefore, it is useful for scholars to better understand the process by which their work is communicated to a general audience. On January 21, three experienced journalists will visit the CNS to participate in a panel discussion about the interface between university research and journalism. They will talk about the challenge of balancing the need for accuracy with the desire to produce engaging storylines when reporting on the sciences, they will offer advice to researchers on how to better communicate with reporters or directly with a general audience, and they will reflect on how scholarship informs their own work. Time will be reserved for audience Q & A.