Scholars: Pitch your ideas to editors from The Conversation
The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit news source committed to communicating the work of scholars.
Faculty members and researchers are invited to attend informational sessions and workshops next week to learn about how to write for The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news source committed to communicating the work of scholars.
Since the first University of Arizona article was published on The Conversation, a total of 90 of our scholars have authored 123 articles and garnered nearly 7.8 million reads.
Several faculty members have marked hundreds of thousands of reads, including four with 1 million or more: Paloma Beamer, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health; Kacey Ernst, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health; Chris Impey, College of Science; and Mary P. Koss, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
If you're interested in learning about how to write for The Conversation, or you if have article ideas you'd like to discuss with editors from The Conversation, please plan to attend these informational sessions and workshops on Monday and Tuesday.
INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS
Attend these in-person sessions to learn how the process works, from pitching an idea to drafting and reviewing your article before publication.
Monday
9 a.m. | Health Sciences Innovation Building, Room 305
11 a.m. | McClelland Hall, Room 208A
Tuesday
9 a.m. | Kachina Lounge, Student Union Memorial Center, Level 3
11 a.m. | Environment and Natural Resources 2, Room S215
ZOOM WORKSHOPS
Meet with editors from The Conversation during workshops on Monday and Tuesday afternoon. These experienced journalists and subject matter experts can answer your questions, discuss your ideas and offer tips and best practices. Details about the workshops, as well as Zoom links, will be shared via email with all University faculty and researchers.
Background on The Conversation
The Conversation's goal is to deliver accurate information directly to the public, with nothing taken out of context or otherwise filtered. The approach is to have professional editors work directly with faculty members and researchers to create compelling articles that shed light on timely topics through the lens of scholarship. The articles take the form of commentary and news analysis, and take on issues across the academic spectrum, from arts, culture and religion to science, health, politics, technology and the environment.
The Conversation makes all of its articles available at no charge to any news organization that wants to republish them. In addition, The Associated Press distributes The Conversation articles to newsrooms across the country.
- See all of the University of Arizona's articles and authors on The Conversation website.
- Check out informational materials on Box.
Questions? Please contact Pila Martinez, senior director for strategic communications, at pila@arizona.edu or 520-275-9823 (call or text).