Media training For high profile programmes and projects media training is invaluable, particularly if you are likely to do live interviews in front of a camera or on the telephone. If you are expecting only limited media coverage, other training courses are available which can help you to make the most of the media. Typically, these courses include: identifying what makes a news story identifying key media how to write a press release how to handle a negative press enquiry coaching in interview skills. ESRC media training courses We run a number of media training courses, depending on your needs. Further information For further information on ESRC media training days, please contact esrcmediatraining@esrc.ac.uk Top tips for media relations
Quartz/Chartbuilder Visage Information Is Beautiful Awards 2014 - The Results Are In Last night’s third annual Information is Beautiful Awards celebrated dataviz at its most dazzling. Hundreds of entries were trimmed to a razor-sharp pack of outstandingly illuminating infographics, over which our judges deliberated long and hard. Now, with thanks to our generous sponsors Kantar, we present the winners. Data Visualization Gold - Rappers, Sorted by Size of Vocabulary by Matthew Daniels Silver - Weather Radials Poster by Timm Kekeritz Bronze - The Depth of the Problem by The Washington Post Special mention - The Analytical Tourism Map of Piedmont by Marco Bernardi, Federica Fragapane and Francesco Majno Infographic Gold - Creative Routines by RJ Andrews Silver - Game of Thrones Decoded by Heather Jones Bronze - The Graphic Continuum by Jonathan Schwabish and Severino Ribecca Interactive Gold - The Refugee Project by Hyperakt and Ekene Ijeoma Silver - How Americans Die by Bloomberg Visual Data Joint Bronze - Commonwealth War Dead: First World War Visualised by James Offer Website Tool
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