Informed Opinions Workshops

Date & Time

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 - 4:00pm

Organizer

UBC Public Humanities Hub

 

These workshops will be held in Spring 2022. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is November 30, 2021.

The news media set agendas, shape policies, and impact spending. The voices they amplify wield outsized influence. And yet research finds that less than a third of the voices being heard in Canada’s most influential news sources are women’s voices. Informed Opinions is a charitable organization that aims to raise the profile of women and gender-diverse experts in news media. – Informed Opinions

UBC’s VPRI, Faculty of Arts, and the Public Humanities Hub are partnering with Informed Opinions to host virtual workshops on “Op-Eds: Writing Compelling Commentary” in Spring 2022 facilitated by Informed Opinions catalyst Shari Graydon, who has over 30 years of experience engaging media. 30 sponsored spots are available to UBC faculty members, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows of all disciplines. At this time, we invite expressions of interest to participate in a workshop. Deadline November 30. Accepted applicants will be notified by mid-December.

Each workshop of 10 people will include:

  • 2 x two-hour sessions to learn about Writing Compelling Commentary. These sessions will take place on different days to allow you time to draft an op-ed and submit it to the facilitator before the second session.
  • Individualized feedback on your assignment.
  • Participation in a cohort to exchange feedback on drafts with other members following the workshop.

The workshops are open to participants of all genders, although Informed Opinions mandates that at least 50% of the participants be women and/or gender-diverse individuals.

Because spaces are limited, the workshop is only open to those who have not previously taken Informed Opinions workshops.

Visit the Public Humanities Hub website for more information and to submit an Expression of Interest.