The service is free-of-charge to all researchers who are working on evidence-based policy. Why Evidence?
EvidenceNetwork.ca creates original media content on public policy topics for publication in the mainstream media and links journalists with policy experts to provide access to non-partisan, evidence-based information. This year, we have had more than 650 opeds published in all of the major daily broadsheets across the country and those articles have been reprinted more than 3700 times. What we of
fer for researchers is the opportunity to send out their breaking research into the media in the form of oped pieces that are professionally edited and marketed by our managing editor. We also then work to ensure the information is shared widely on social media, ensuring knowledge transmission that promotes collaboration and community engagement. The debate around public policy is important to Canadians. An informed, non-partisan link between research and the mainstream media is key to enriching the public dialogue about policy issues. Our Team: Academics and Media Working Together
EvidenceNetwork.ca is made up of more than 80 academics and researchers from across Canada and internationally who are top of their field and employ quality evidence to build policy solutions. We also have an independent media advisory board, made up of some of Canada’s most respectable journalists, who help guide our work. A small staff, which includes professional editors and writers, works together with our academic experts to make EvidenceNetwork.ca media content balanced, accessible, copy-ready and widely available. What we do:
Original Content with a Creative Commons License:
EvidenceNetwork.ca regularly publishes original opeds, podcasts, videos, posters and infographics on important policy stories. A compendium of the most popular of these commentaries is also available in eBook form via Kindle, iTunes and Google Play. All of our materials are given a creative commons license, which means they can be reproduced, free-of-charge, so long as proper attribution is provided. Media Backgrounders:
Our website provides media backgrounders, reviews of policy issues in brief and direct links to the evidence to help journalists put a breaking news story in context. Key topics include the Aging Population, Obesity, Pharmaceutical Policy, Mental Health, Poverty and Health System Sustainability, with new content added weekly
Database of Academic Experts:
We have a network of independent, highly qualified researchers from across the country who respond quickly to requests for information and media interviews. Their contact details are available directly on the site and organized by topic, geographic region and language spoken. Read more about our team of scientists, journalists and communicators or see our video about why we created EvidenceNetwork.ca. EvidenceNetwork.ca is committed to working with the media to build a healthy dialogue around social policy issues. EvidenceNetwork.ca has been established with funding from the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Research Manitoba. Want to become one of our experts and have something you’d like to submit? Contact our director Shannon Sampert directly at [email protected]
EvidenceNetwork.ca has been established with funding from the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Research Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg.
