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February 6th, 2014“You’re not making the best use of your prime real estate,” Chamika Ailapperuma told us. (Which was news to us: we didn’t even know we HAD real estate!) An experienced digital strategist, Chamika attended an Informed Opinions’ op ed writing workshop last spring, and shared some valuable insights during the session. Afterwards, we approached her […]
read more...Pro Bono Expertise Transforms Digital Real EstateMaster Media Engagement
June 4th, 2012What kinds of experts do journalists turn to most often? Last week in an effort to answer that question, Informed Opinions emailed several hundred editors, producers, hosts, columnists and reporters. Looking to make our experts database more useful – and gain some insights for a conversation we’re having with the Social Sciences and the Humanities […]
read more...What academic disciplines are most in-demand by journalists?Our Advocacy Work
May 4th, 2012So you’ve crafted your insights into an engaging and persuasive op ed, and the comment editor of your local newspaper has published the piece. Your inbox is now receiving congratulatory notes from friends and colleagues, and maybe even a query or two from broadcast media wanting you to expand on your subject on air. So […]
read more...Ignoring the hatersImprove your Writing
April 29th, 2012Yeah, but I’m not Eddie Greenspan. That’s what I thought last December when Globe and Mail op ed page editor, Natasha Hassan claimed to a room full of Osgoode Hall profs that her paper’s online commentary hub was an enormously influential platform. Most participants in Informed Opinions workshops, if they submit an op ed to the […]
read more...Lessons from a published op ed