Women at the top of EUSJA. Turone named associate member of the board

Barbie Drillsma, a UK freelance journalist, writer and editor and Viola Egikova, science desk chief on a daily Moscow newspaper have been elected President and Vice-President of EUSJA, the European Union of Science Journalists’ Associations at EUSJA’s general assembly in the Netherlands.

Wolfgang Goede, a senior editor at German’s popular science magazine, PM takes on the role of Hon Secretary whilst Dutch broadcaster and science editor, Elmar Veerman is treasurer.

Menelaos Sotiriou, writer, broadcaster and editor of Greece’s Science View and Fabio Turone, freelance science journalist and director of the Agency Zoe based in Milan have been co-opted to the board with special responsibilities for fund-raising and strengthening social media networks.

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