Month: May 2012
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Invitation from ISTJA to ESOF 2012 Study Tour 11-15 July
From Cormac Sheridan and Anna Nolan Dublin is Europe’s City of Science for 2012 and the venue for the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), Europe’s premier scientific meeting, which runs from 11-15 July. The five-day conference will hear contributions from leading European and global scientists, commentators and critics, including five Nobel laureates, on the present state…
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Science is an onion with many layers of truth – by Wolfgang C. Goede
Science is supposed to be objective. However, it is driven by interests and therefore susceptible to manipulation and distortion. A result of this was the denial of climate change. The Union of Concerned Scientists now launches a campaign to restore the trust in science and make it part of the democratic process. The truth always…
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Black and White – About the reputation of journalism – by Viola Egikova
“He is a journalist, but he is a honest fellow!” Have you ever heard anything similar? No? Then I have to tell you an unpleasant thing: people do not like journalists. Just think what they say about our profession. Maybe the most innocent proverb on the topic of journalism is: “Lie. But so skillful that…
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Paris in the Springtime – by Barbie Drillsma
Paris in the Springtime and what an exciting time of comings and goings. I was there originally for the birth of my first grandchild, Camille Joy and then caught up in election fever. What was staggering about the election is just how many young people appeared to be getting actively involved for the first time.…
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Submit to the EU Health Prize for journalists (until the end of July)
The European Commissioner for Health and Consumers, John Dalli, launched the 4th edition of the EU Health Prize for Journalists on the 3rd May 2012. Journalists writing on health topics are invited to submit their articles published between 25/07/2011 and 31/07/2012 via the EU’s website Health Prize website: http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/journalist_prize The submission deadline is 31/07/2012. Please…