Duke University News Office to host op-ed and commentary writing workshop

Duke University News Office to host op-ed and commentary writing workshop

School of Medicine faculty are invited to attend a campus-wide workshop hosted by the Duke University News Office on how to write powerful op-eds and commentary pieces.

The workshop will take place from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, in Room 217 of Perkins Library.

Faculty who participate in the workshop will begin writing a commentary piece, with feedback provided by the instructor and the other attendees.

Space is limited. Faculty interested in participating should email Keith Lawrence, Executive Director of Duke University News and Communications, at keith.lawrence@duke.edu.

Interesting facts:

• A total of 337 Duke-authored op-eds were included in Duke’s daily news clips report in 2017. Of that 337 total, 18 appeared in the New York Times and 41 were in The Hill.
• 17 op-eds were sent out through the Duke University News Office’s op-ed service. Each op-ed, on average, was picked up by nearly 4 papers.
• The newspapers in the op-ed service using the most submissions in the service were the News & Observer (10), the Cleveland Plain Dealer (8), Philadelphia Inquirer and Newsday (6), Richmond Times Dispatch and Charleston Post & Courier (5).