1) Ahem… testing, testing. Is this thing on? HELLO!

We are @ScienseedScoop, the press office & media relations branch of the science communication agency @Scienseed. This account is aimed at journalists and communicators looking for interesting stories and tips.

2) This thread is a bit awkward, like asking someone out to dance:

• As public information officers, we *really* want to tell you about our new science projects.

• But we also don’t want to be annoying. (Or we’d just spam you with emails!)

3) You see... we have some really cool, untold science and tech stories — because we’re team members at international research consortia in fields ranging from materials science to synthetic biology!
#SciWri #SciComm

4) We also have many exclusive clients: scientists, technologists & thinkers from institutions and companies around the world, each carrying out exciting work that you haven’t heard about yet.

How to convince you that this cutting-edge research fits on your pages and screens?

5) It is a truth universally acknowledged that press releases, however interesting, pile up unread and unanswered.

And we don't expect you to find everything we do intriguing or relevant! #SciJourno

6) But we are convinced that you will find among our projects some unique topics, angles and experts to craft stories for your audience.

That’s why we’ve created this account: so we can go steady, get to know you and work together.

6) From @ScienseedScoop, you can expect:

•announcements & results from leading-edge research projects
•fresh stories and angles for in-depth science & tech features
•graphic resources for science articles and videos
•top scientists for interviews & expert commentary

7) We really hope you’ll find this channel—our press office—useful and approachable. We’re doing our best to avoid being corporate, or pushy. We are science journalists, and we know what the job is like.

So, hmm. How to say this…