Discoveries and Breakthrough Inside Science TV News Spot
From Lois Smith, Communications Director for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society:
HFES is seeking your input on newsworthy science story ideas that might be suitable for development by the Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science project team.
If you’re not aware of this already, HFES has partnered with the American Institute of Physics on the DBIS program, which produces a dozen 90-second science news stories each month that are broadcast over dozens of local TV network affiliates around the country. Data have shown that these clips reach millions of viewers.
A list of the HF/E-related stories produced by DBIS be found at http://www.aip.org/dbis/HFES. Most of the stories on this page feature the work of HF/E practitioners like you.
The work must meet all of the following criteria in order for HFES to submit it for consideration to DBIS:
a. describes new, unique, cutting-edge, or similarly newsworthy research or practice
b. will have an impact on a large segment of the general public
c. might be implemented within one year
d. lends itself to visual depiction on television
Story ideas with outreach merit will be developed either for DBIS and/or for the HFES Web site home page or the HFES Bulletin.
If you have any questions or would like to submit a story idea, please contact Lois Smith directly at lois@hfes.org