Last week, there was the
yearly international conference from the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in
Exeter (from 1-4 Sept). The RGS had selected a couple of papers which they
thought would be interesting for the press. The contribution from me and my
colleague Duncan Russel about our study on the Dawlish railway line was
included in the RGS’ press release. Well and indeed, apparently, it was
interesting for the media! As several approached me for an interview. Within 2
days I had given 3 interviews for radio, 1 for television and 1 for a
newspaper. As addressing the media is pretty new for me, it was quite a steep learning
curve. I realized how intense it is!! It takes quite some concentration and
effort to explain the main points of the study as clear and accessible as
possible and at the same time as short and concise as possible. If you’d like to
have a look at how our study was covered in the media, here are some links:
- The regional newspaper
for the South West, Western Morning News: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Lack-planning-leaves-coastal-services-vulnerable/story-27715996-detail/story.html
- National news radio
programme on BBC 5 Live, Drive, around 1u48min (available until end of
September): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b067w74s
- Regional radio, BBC Radio
Devon, I haven’t been able yet to locate around which time (let me know if you
do) (also available until end of September): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02zddym
- Local radio, Radio
Exe, but I don’t think the clip is available online: http://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/climate-change-could-have-caused-dawlish-rail-collapse/
- The clip in the regional
television news programme BBC Spotlight is unfortunately no longer available online
