Writing for the Public

This session will dig into why to write for the public — and how to do it. It will cover everything from the benefits of writing for the public to the process of op-ed writing, the nuts and bolts of constructing different types of op-eds, pitching editors and publicizing your work both within and outside of the academy. The session will address the differences stylistically between academic and public writing and how to adapt to the new form, the benefits and downsides to social media, citations, and other elements of public scholarship as well. 

Brian Rosenwald is cofounder and senior editor of Made by History, a history section that began at The Washington Post and now is at Time Magazine. He is author of  Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States, which was published in fall 2019. He is a senior fellow and instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also directs the Red & Blue Exchange at the SNF Paideia Program. Brian regularly writes for the public and appears on radio, television, and podcasts.