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CCAPP Seminar - Fraser Cain (Universe Today) "They need you (more than you need them"

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October 13, 2015
11:30AM - 12:30PM
4138 Physics Research Building

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Add to Calendar 2015-10-13 11:30:00 2015-10-13 12:30:00 CCAPP Seminar - Fraser Cain (Universe Today) "They need you (more than you need them" The internet gives science communicators direct access to the audiences that want to learn more about the latest developments, bypassing traditional media. But there are so many social networks, apps and platforms that it's almost impossible to stay on top of everything. In this talk, Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today - a website read by 38 million people in 2014 - describes the systems and methods he used to build an enormous science communications platform.What worked, what didn't, and what role do journalists and the media play in this modern age? 4138 Physics Research Building Department of Physics physics@osu.edu America/New_York public

The internet gives science communicators direct access to the audiences that want to learn more about the latest developments, bypassing traditional media. But there are so many social networks, apps and platforms that it's almost impossible to stay on top of everything. In this talk, Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today - a website read by 38 million people in 2014 - describes the systems and methods he used to build an enormous science communications platform.

What worked, what didn't, and what role do journalists and the media play in this modern age?