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Do you know the media relations person for your department? If not, why not? #makeyoursciencematter

March 4, 2011 - Comment - Like - Share

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Make your science matter -- why and how to engage with media and policy makers. Awesome book. http://amzn.to/chKLNc - Heather Piwowar

What media relations person? - maʀtha

It is a person who helps investigators write up press releases for general-interest or high-profile studies, and helps media find experts in a university for their stories. For example at UBC: http://bit.ly/aCdWdu at Pitt: http://www.news.pitt.edu/media-c... - Heather Piwowar

aka "media/press officer" as mentioned by PLoS ONE: http://blogs.plos.org/everyon... - Heather Piwowar

I do, but the only time I needed her, I could reach her - Ramy Karam Aziz

I do, but mainly because he has the office next door and catches the same bus as I do... - Cameron Neylon

I do. The office actually works quite closely with us academics. - Kubke