Getting Your Voice into Popular Media - Strategies for Faculty

Explore strategies for getting your academic voice into popular media through this informative panel discussion featuring leading news editors and Harvard faculty. Learn how to craft compelling op-eds for major newspapers, develop idea pieces for popular periodicals, and effectively communicate on radio. Gain insights from experts including Caroline Elkins, Edward Glaeser, Trish Hall of The New York Times, Amanda Katz of The Boston Globe, and Ann Marie Lipinski of the Nieman Foundation. Discover the importance of relevance, public engagement, and originality in your writing. Understand the differences between ideas and opinions, and how to navigate the assignment process. Examine successful examples like "Imperial Reckoning" and learn techniques for finding unique angles. Delve into the challenges of crafting impactful pieces and the value of diverse perspectives in media.

Introduction
Is your work relevant
Why do you write for the public
Imperial Reckoning
Hardest Thing to Find
Is This Working
Assigning Pieces
Ideas vs Opinion
Originality
Diversity of Opinion