Radio is alive and kicking
You turn on a radio and the connection starts – it’s very personal. Anger, sadness, joy and wonder can all roll in the next 20 minutes as announcers present stories...
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That sounds good!
You’re driving on the open road, you turn on your favourite device, and you listen to a great story on the radio. Or you are on holidays and you lie...
Read MoreIt’s in print, so it must be right … right?
Print is a very powerful medium for communication. It informs, ignites and explains ideas and information. It can excite, and it can deflate. Print has developed to also present images,...
Read MoreSelecting the ‘best’ medium
Radio, TV, internet, various social media, print, magazines, video blog, podcast … researchers and communicators now have a plethora of communication media that they can use to tell their story....
Read MoreHow to tell your research story
You have a story to tell about your research. A question I am often posed by researchers is “how do I best tell my research story?” And my answer? “What...
Read MoreHunting and gathering for stories
Ever got to the end of a research project and thought, “I really wish I had got that photo (or video, or interview)!” We can often think this after the...
Read MoreWhat makes a good research story?
Throughout my career in science communication, I’ve regularly been asked “what makes a good research story?” Luckily, I have worked in institutions that encouraged their researchers to develop research ‘for...
Read MoreWhy plan communication about research?
You are a researcher that gets a gig to do an interview for the local news about your upcoming research project. “Surely it’s easy – you just open your mouth...
Read MoreReflections from the keyboard
After nearly 25 years with Charles Sturt University, I finished up with the Media Office in June 2019. Over this time, I have been a media officer, a project officer,...
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