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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Implanted breasts and concerned scholars
Yesterday, sharing my Top 7 Reasons Smart Women Should Speak Up with a group of scholars at Carleton University in Ottawa, the conversation turned – as it often does – to the potential aftermath of gaining media profile. Many women … Continue reading
Posted in Media Literacy For Adults, Reach and Impact, Scholarly Concerns
Tagged academics, breast implants, Carleton University, Globe and Mail, In Your Face - THe Culture of Beauty and You, Informed Opinions, online criticism, pantyraiders, plasticassets.com, scholars, Shari Graydon, Top 7 Reasons Smart Women SHould Speak Up, universities, women
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Lessons in persuasion continued…
What if you don’t have time to write an op ed but one of the issues you care most – and know lots – about is in the news? Write a letter to the editor, instead; you only need to … Continue reading
NY gay marriage bill: persuasion in action
Who wouldn’t like to be a more persuasive communicator? In every aspect of our personal and professional lives – from seducing a beloved or winning a promotion to controlling the TV remote or getting your way at the Air Canada … Continue reading
PR practitioners vastly outnumber journalists
I spent three years in the mid 1980s flogging pseudo news stories to journalists on behalf of large corporations. (All I can say now is I’m sorry, and I’ve been putting my talents to better use ever since.) Employed by … Continue reading
Academics: what responsibility for public discourse?
Do scholars have a responsibility to contribute to public debate in the media? That was the question framing a lively discussion this afternoon at the OCUFA-organized World Views conference on Media and Higher Education in Toronto. Bill Ayers, retired University … Continue reading
Posted in Scholarly Concerns
Tagged Bill Ayers, OCUFA, Osgood, public discourse, public engagement, public intellectuals
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How to promote your book
When Beth Marshall and Ozlem Sensoy attended the Informed Opinions workshop hosted by Simon Fraser University in Vancouver back in March, they had a specific goal in mind: their publisher expected them to be able to help raise the profile … Continue reading
Do you know where your parents are?
The headline above could be the new and increasingly relevant twist on an old question. As Sherry Baker, Executive Director of the BC Association of Community Response Networks writes in the Vancouver Sun this week, Ten per cent of Canada’s … Continue reading →