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Communicating statistics with the media Thursday 11 June 2015, 05:00pm - 07:00pm Location Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX Speakers: David Spiegelhalter, University of Cambridge: "Shabby stats in the news: whose fault is it?" Hannah Fry, UCL, Title tbc Kevin McConway, The Open University, "Why are the newspapers full of numbers anyway?" Chris Smyth, The Times, "Turning Statistics into Stories" Anthony Reuben, BBC Head of Statistics, Title tbc Chairs: Sheila Bird, University of Cambridge, and Tim Paulden, ATASS Sports & Young Statisticians Section How should statisticians be communicating with the media? This meeting will explore the relationship between statisticians, journalists and the public, and the statistician's role in providing expert statistical comments on media stories. Speakers will present their experiences of working with the media, reflecting on the challenges of communicating statistical ideas for non-technical audiences, whilst preserving the integrity of the story. This event is free to attend but please pre-register by emailing [log in to unmask] A video of the event will be made available online. Organising Group(s) RSS General Applications Section, Young Statisticians Section and getstats You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.