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Hello everyone,<br>
<br>
Attached is the reference sheet we talked about at today's Editor's Club
Meeting and that (which?) Elizabeth mentions below in her notes.
The original creatrix was my colleague Hannah Bernstein, though I have
been doing the revisions the past few years. It hasn't been checked
and updated recently, however, so some of the links may be duds,
apologies in advance. I will add the Field Guide and PIOnet.
<br>
<br>
If you know of other good resources for these fields please let me
know!<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Marilyn<br>
<br>
<br>
At 02:40 PM 11/13/2003 -0500, Elizabeth Thomson wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>MIT EDITORS' CLUB<br>
*Meeting Notes from November 13, 2003*<br>
<br>
While I was attending today's Editors' Club meeting a colleague sent me
an interesting query that came in to the News Office web site. You'll
find it at the end of these minutes. I was hoping ya'll could help me
respond. ;) ;) (Um, that's a double wink, folks.)<br>
<br>
*Writing/Media Relations Resources*<br>
<br>
What are some of *your* favorite resources for writing and/or media
relations? Three came up at this meeting:<br>
<br>
--For science writing, check out the web site for the National
Association of Science Writers<font size=1>
<a href="http://nasw.org/" eudora="autourl">http://nasw.org/</a></font>.
Among other things, it can help you find a science writer for a specific
project or locate potential freelance opportunities for yourself. The
NASW also sells a book that I thoroughly recommend. A Field Guide for
Science Writers can be ordered off the web site for $15<font size=1>. In
addition to chapters by</font> reporters in a variety of media, the
book also includes a chapter on science writing *outside* the media, such
as for universities and government.<br>
<br>
--Check out PIOnet, a listserv for university Public Information Officers
(science writers and media relations folk at universities and other
nonprofits). Go to
<a href="http://www.newswise.com/public/pionet/" eudora="autourl">http://www.newswise.com/public/pionet/</a><br>
for the PIOnet member directory, job listings, and info on how to
join. (I suggest subscribing to the PIOnet "digest" that
compiles one e-mail a day containing all messages posted.)<br>
<br>
--Marilyn Wilson of MIT Career Services has compiled a Science Journalism
Reference Sheet that includes info including additional URLs of interest
to writers. She'll send it to us in a separate e-mail (Thanks, Marilyn!).
Marilyn prepared the sheet as a handout for an IAP panel discussion she
organizes every year called "science journalism and related
fields." The 2004 panel will be January 15.<br>
<br>
*Wright Brothers at MIT*<br>
<br>
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight,
the MIT Museum is hosting a variety of activities that sound super
interesting. Jack Curtis, Public Relations officer for the museum, told
us about events ranging from a Saturday Festival of Flight
(<a href="http://mit.edu/museum/programs/nov-dec.html#flight" eudora="autourl"><font size=1>http://mit.edu/museum/programs/nov-dec.html#flight</a></font><a href="http://mit.edu/museum/programs/nov-dec.html#flight" eudora="autourl">
</a>) to a noon talk by one of the museum's curators on "aviation's
most precious relic"---fabric from the original 1903
airplane<font size=1>
(<a href="http://mit.edu/museum/programs/nov-dec.html#flightfabric" eudora="autourl">http://mit.edu/museum/programs/nov-dec.html#flightfabric</a>)</font>.<br>
<br>
*News Office Media Database*<br>
<br>
Actually, Jack brought up the Museum's Wright Brothers' events because
he's working to publicize them to local media. "Can the News Office
help me find appropriate contacts?" he asked. Yep, especially since
my colleagues Darren Clarke, Patti Richards, and Myles Crowley recently
unveiled a new database that includes over 2,000 media from around Boston
and the world. If you'd like help publicizing a given event, research
result, etc., please give me a call at x8-5402 or thomson@mit.edu. I can
either help you myself or direct you to the proper News Office
person.<br>
<br>
*Web Redesign: Agghhh*<br>
<br>
Paul Rivenberg of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center is currently
redesigning the center's web site. His immediate query--finding a
consultant who can review the templates he's already created--grew into a
wide-ranging discussion on the overall topic. For example, Susan Curran
(the homepage Spotlight Lady and a member of Web Communications Services)
encouraged folks to call WCS if they need advice or help. Some services
are free, others not.<br>
<br>
Susan also suggested that folks call Information Systems' Usability Team
when their web sites are farther along. That team, led by Susan Jones
(sbjones@mit.edu) can "test" the site for usability and to make
sure it's accessible to those with disabilities.<br>
<br>
Overall, Editors at this meeting agreed wholeheartedly with Katrina
Norman of the<font size=2> Biotechnology Process Engineering
Center</font> who emphasized that GATHERING CONTENT is the hardest
part of web redesign. That and mobilizing all teams involved to work
together....<br>
<br>
*Next Meeting*<br>
<br>
The next meeting of MIT Editors' Club is Tuesday, December 16, from 12-1
in the News Office (11-400).<br>
<br>
<br>
*And the Query Is.....*<br>
<br>
If you can think of a response, please feel free to drop me a line.
Otherwise, just enjoy.<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><br>
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE AT MIT ABOUT DESIGNING A REMOTE STARTER
FOR A TRUCK HEATER, THAT WORKS OFF A THERMOSTAT OR A TIMER.. IT HAS
TO BYPASS THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND BE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT.<br>
I SLEEP IN MY TRUCK IN THE WINTER IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN..<br>
I AM A WILDLIFE OFFICER AND THE SAFTEST HEATER IS IN THE TRUCK ALREADY
INSTALLED.. ALL I NEED IS SOMETHING TO TURN THE HEATER ON AND OFF
SO I DON'T FREEZE MY BUNS OFF.<br>
CAN U HELP OUT.<br>
SOMEONE?</blockquote><br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Elizabeth<br>
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Elizabeth A. Thomson<br>
Assistant Director, Science & Engineering News<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
News Office, Room 11-400<br>
77 Massachusetts Ave.<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307<br>
617-258-5402 (ph); 617-258-8762 (fax)<br>
<thomson@mit.edu><br>
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