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Linguistics in the News August 22, 2019

Michelle A. McSweeney, PhD Co-host, Subtext Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute Adjunct Assistant Professor, CUNY Graduate Center Director Data Quality, Converseon.ai michelleamcsweeney.com michelleamcsweeney@gmail.com. Linguistics in the News August 22, 2019.

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Linguistics in the News August 22, 2019

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  1. Michelle A. McSweeney, PhDCo-host, SubtextVisiting Assistant Professor, Pratt InstituteAdjunct Assistant Professor, CUNY Graduate CenterDirector Data Quality, Converseon.aimichelleamcsweeney.commichelleamcsweeney@gmail.com

  2. Linguistics in the NewsAugust 22, 2019 Anne CurzanUniversity of Michigan

  3. “You can’t say ‘antecedent’ on NPR!" LSA Webinar on Media RelationsAug. 23, 2019 Geoff NunbergSchool of Information, UC Berkeleynunberg@berkeley.edu

  4. What to ask • •Where is it going? • Science websites • Language websites • General magazines • Alumni magazines • University comms office • Podcasts/TV news/public radio etc.

  5. What to ask • •Where is it going? • •Who’s reading it? Who’s editing it? • Language is not a beat! • •Why do they need or want this information/Why does it matter? • •What do they already know/believe? • •Why now? Any hook? Relevant point of entry? • •Fashioning the lede • •Tell me a story: the importance of anecdotes

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