Ten Simple Rules for Effective Online Outreach: What a decade at Deep Sea News has taught us.
Abstract
Deep Sea News was established in 2005 and has become one of the most popular marine science blogs on the internet, with 7000 hits/day and over 8 million cumulative hits. Written by 6 practicing Marine Scientists with diverse interests, expertise and a deep curiosity for science, our mission statement is " Demystifying and humanizing science in an open conversation that instills passion, awe, and responsibility for the oceans." We leverage humor and popular culture to make complex science and conservation stories accessible. We will discuss what worked, what didn't, and our path forward in the changing social media landscape
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016AGUFMPA31C2210M
- Keywords:
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- 0815 Informal education;
- EDUCATIONDE: 0840 Evaluation and assessment;
- EDUCATIONDE: 6620 Science policy;
- PUBLIC ISSUESDE: 6699 General or miscellaneous;
- PUBLIC ISSUES