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What they didn’t teach in graduate schoolConrad HackettPew Research Center Demographer
@conradhackett
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Good research is all too often
Poorly written
Poorly illustrated
Poorly disseminated
Research should have
Audience identified
Blueprint for informing/persuading audience
Communication plan
Coming up in this talk …
1. What is the Pew Research Center?
2. Case study of Pew Research project
3. Tips for writing, graphics & social media
What is the Pew Research Center?
Audience
Blueprint for informing audience
Communication plan
Case study
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Muslims are growing fastest
Source: The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050
11Source: The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050
Muslims are projected to outnumberChristians after 2070
Practical tips - writing
Work with journalists
Revise, revise, revise lead paragraphs of report until they are as clear and interesting as possible
Practical tips - graphics
Work with graphic designers
Make graphics that summarize key findings
Practical tips - graphicsFollow best practices in graphic design
For example, keep data: ink ratio high
the following slides are by darkhorseanalytics.com
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Practical tips – social media
Say what’s interesting
Practical tips – social media
Use graphics
Practical tips – social media
Find good role models and copy their best practices
Research should have
Audience identified
Blueprint for informing/persuading audience
Communication plan
What they didn’t teach in graduate schoolConrad HackettPew Research Center Demographer
@conradhackett
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