A New Model of Communication
Looking back some years, things were pretty clear in terms of communication process and flow of information. Organisations sent out press releases to mass media, which acted as gate keepers and reserved the right to distribute it or not to the general or more specialised public. Consumers were then either impassible or persuaded by the information bits. Everyone knew its role in this scheme and surprises were rare.
Fast moving forward, we experience today a chaotic explosition of information, in which RSS feeds, lists and other news aggregators barely keep up or keep us informed. We’ve certainly long pasted the one way communication of the Mad Men area, but for sure we no longer are in the two-way model either. One-way, two-way or the high way? Where are we today?
Boost your Perseid Meteorwatch Experience
*This article is reproduced from my former blog and was written for MeteorWatch 2010. When @VirtualAstro asked me if I could share with you some impressions or tips and tricks about Meteor Shower observations, I did my homework and had a look at the previous blog entries. So I discovered that Astroguyz offered a concise, … Continue reading
Three Steps to Reach Your Target in Astronomy Communication and Outreach
*This article is reproduced from my former blog. On 7 September, at the IYA2009 session from JENAM 2010, I had to deliver a presentation on the activities done during the International Year of Astronomy 2009 by the Astroclub Bucharest. Since I didn’t want it to be just another description of activities with nice pictures, I … Continue reading
Oana Sandu
Astronomy Communication Guide 