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  • WCSJ 2013: Science Journalism is fine, but let it be journalism, first

    WCSJ 2013: Science Journalism is fine, but let it be journalism, first

    Notes on the World Conference of Science Journalists 2013 Science journalism has always been a form of public relations. This idea fell as a bombshell in the room where a group of journalists were discussing the frontier between science journalism and PR in the framework of the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ), held from…

  • EUSJA’s «blood infusion» at the Helsinki conference – some materials from the workshop

    EUSJA’s «blood infusion» at the Helsinki conference – some materials from the workshop

    EUSJA workshop at the 2013 Helsinki World Conference of Science Journalists on «Blood Infusion» EUSJA is committed to raise the professional standards. At the 8th World Conference of Science Journalists in Helsinki, it ran a training workshop for some 30 colleagues from around the world. It addressed three major challenges of the job: investigation*, statistics,…

  • Let’s fight back (from the summer 2013 issue of EUSJA News)

    From the Summer 2013 issue of EUSJA news, just out A letter from the President Let’s fight back It’s a worrying precedent. In Australia, where many fine science correspondents have lost their jobs, PhD students are being asked to write science stories from published research papers – for publication in the mainstream media without any…

  • EUSJA scholarship to attend WCSJ 2013 Helsinki

    Dear Friends,  The Board of EUSJA has found it possible to offer two scholarships, each of 700 euro to enable two members to attend the WFSJ Conference in Helsinki  – June 24 – 28. This amount will cover the conference fee (we have a slightly reduced rate) and travel, maybe even something towards accommodation. I know it is…

  • Presidential Address at EUSJA General Assembly 2013

    Presidential Address at EUSJA General Assembly 2013

    At last year’s General Assembly in Leiden I gave my solemn undertaking that the Board, with its two new co-opted members would do everything possible to raise EUSJA’s profile across Europe. This I believe is vital so as to have EUSJA recognised as the first port of call when decision makers are looking to include…