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SUMMARY: Media Training for Researchers
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a hands-on media training session designed to help
  CMS affiliates navigate the world of media engagement with confidence. Lea
 rn strategies to amplify your research\, craft impactful messages\, and han
 dle interviews effectively.
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 orkshop for Researchers\, led by Sachintha Wickramasinghe\, Media Relations
  Specialist at UBC.</h3><p data-start="106" data-end="450">This hands-on se
 ssion is designed for CMS-affiliated faculty and graduate students who want
  to build confidence engaging with journalists and communicating their rese
 arch beyond academic audiences.</p><p data-start="452" data-end="997">The w
 orkshop focuses on practical interview skills. Participants will work with 
 a clear\, usable toolkit and participate in mock interviews on migration-re
 lated topics\, receiving structured feedback from facilitators. The session
  will cover how to shape core messages\, use soundbites and bridging techni
 ques\, and frame migration research in accessible\, compelling ways\, inclu
 ding through examples\, metaphors\, and human-scale stories. Time is also s
 et aside to discuss strategies for handling difficult questions and navigat
 ing common media pitfalls.</p><p data-start="68" data-end="136"><em>Spots a
 re limited and reserved exclusively for CMS affiliates.</em></p><hr /><h3 d
 ata-start="999" data-end="1192">Event details</h3><p><strong data-start="12
 14" data-end="1223">Date:</strong> Wednesday\, February 25\, 2026<br data-s
 tart="1252" data-end="1255" /><strong data-start="1255" data-end="1264">Tim
 e:</strong> 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM<br data-start="1284" data-end="1287" /><str
 ong data-start="1287" data-end="1300">Location:</strong> Liu Institute for 
 Global Issues\, Seminar Room 121</p><h3 data-start="1354" data-end="1378">P
 rogram highlights</h3><ul><li data-start="1381" data-end="1448">Introductio
 n and overview of the media landscape around migration</li><li data-start="
 1381" data-end="1448">Interview toolkit: messages\, soundbites\, framing\, 
 and storytelling</li><li data-start="1522" data-end="1593">Mock interview p
 ractice (full-group example and small-group sessions)</li><li data-start="1
 596" data-end="1648">Group debriefs with feedback\, tips\, and strategies</
 li><li data-start="1651" data-end="1711">Takeaways\, resources\, and option
 al follow-up opportunities</li></ul><h3>Facilitators</h3></div><p style="fo
 nt-weight: 400\;"><strong>Sachi Wickramasinghe</strong> is a media relation
 s specialist with UBC Media Relations\, supporting the faculties of Arts\, 
 Land and Food Systems and Education. She is a double UBC alum\, with a back
 ground in journalism and sociology and experience in radio and television n
 ews in Vancouver and Toronto.</p><p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Erik
  Rolfsen</strong> is a senior media relations specialist with UBC Media Rel
 ations\, supporting the faculties of Arts and Medicine. Before coming to UB
 C\, Erik's career in journalism took him to newsrooms in Salmon Arm\, Maple
  Ridge and the Vancouver Province\, where he served first as sports editor\
 , and then as lead editor of theprovince.com.</p><div class="markdown prose
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