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How to Op-ed: Advice from @PastPunditry (aka Nicole Hemmer)
The founding editor of The Washington Post’s “Made by History” blog shares her tips for op-ed writing.
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Group History Blogs
A sampling of group blogs run by historians.
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How to Write Good HistComm for the Web
Tips from @JasonSteinhauer, @PublicMedieval, and @LesothoJohn.
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6 Steps to Good Histcomm (For Writing History on the Web)
A beginner’s guide to good histcomm on the Web
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History Communication in Europe
The U.S. Department of State invited Jason Steinhauer to Lithuania to discuss history communication with government officials, policymakers, scholars and students.
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Working Group at NCPH 2017
A working group met at the National Council on Public History conference to discuss next steps for the #histcomm movement.
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First-ever History Communication Course launched!
The first-ever History Communication course has been launched at University of Massachusetts Amherst! The course is being taught by public historian Marla Miller.
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“History on the Web” course at West Chester University
A course at West Chester University synthesizes many of the core elements of #histcomm by teaching students to critically engage with, evaluate, and synthesize history on the World Wide Web; learn digital literacy; and produce a Wikipedia article and other online history content.
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Public relations and elections, there’s a history there!
Public relations has been pivotal to Presidential campaigns since the late 19th century. Surprisingly, it was William McKinley who paved the way.