WCSJ 2011 in Doha: apply for a scholarship until tomorrow
The deadline to apply for scholarships to participate in WCSJ2011 in Doha has been extended to tomorrow, March 15. Hurry up and apply if you haven’t [... segue]
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WCSJ2011 Moves to Doha, Qatar June 27 to 29, 2011
Here is the official statement by our friend Nadia El-Awady about the decision of moving the World Conference of Science Journalists from Cairo to Doha, published on the website of the WFSJ Cairo has been witness to very exciting times in the past few weeks and Egypt has now started the inspiring but demanding process of birthing a new democracy. This will take time and a lot of vigilance and hard work on the part of the Egyptian people. Doha, Qatar The organizers of the World Conference of Science Journalists 2011 had to come to the very [... segue]
Scrivi di scienza? Vieni al nostro Swink a bere un goccio!
L’associazione ha deciso di indire a cadenza mensile un aperitivo per gli iscritti, amici, simpatizzanti e semplici curiosi in un accogliente locale in centro a Milano, il Tombon de San Marc, in Via San Marco 20 (zona Brera). Una elaborata consultazione online ha portato a battezzare questo incontro con l’originale nome Swink, con un ardito gioco di parole che evoca l’aperitivo e l’inchiostro, il link e l’occhiolino con una spruzzatina di science writing. Chiunque sia interessato a conoscerci e voglia scambiare [... segue]
Solidarity to our colleagues in Egypt
Today we left this message on the page of the website of the World Federation of Science Journalists dedicated to “Our friends in Egypt”: Solidarity from Italy posted on February 9, 2011 by Fabio Turone – Science Writers in Italy I wish to express the solidarity of all the members of Science Writers in Italy to all colleagues in Egypt fighting for their voices, and the voices of Egyptian people, to be heard. We hope we’ll meet soon in a fully pacified Cairo – in the name of democracy – for the World [... segue]
From the WFSJ: Statement on the Cairo 2011 Conference
The board of Science Writers in Italy totally agrees with the statements published yesterday by the World Federation of Science Journalists: The Board of the World Federation of Science Journalists applauds the steps taken by their Arab colleagues towards democracy and expresses its full confidence that they will succeed and that on the 27th June 2011, the opening day of the 7th World Conference of Science Journalists in Cairo, hundreds of colleagues from all over the world will join them to celebrate greater freedom in the region. Please, [... segue]
Apply for the Armenise-Harvard Fellowship for Young Science Journalists 2011
Riceviamo e volentieri diffondiamo: Si riparte per Boston! Undicesima edizione borse di studio Armenise-Harvard/UGIS per giovani giornalisti scientifici italiani Milano-Boston, 19 gennaio 2011. Una buona notizia per l’anno nuovo: ritorna l’atteso appuntamento per la formazione di giornalismo scientifico presso la Harvard Medical School. Il programma, finanziato dalla Fondazione Giovanni Armenise-Harvard in collaborazione con l’UGIS, Unione Giornalisti Italiani Scientifici, consiste in uno stage di una settimana a Boston (dal 20 [... segue]
Need a scholarship to attend WCSJ 2011 in Cairo?
The organizers of the World Conference of Science Journalists that will be held in Cairo at the end of next June have just published the registration fees, as follows: Registration will open before the end of January, but you can already see the list of hotels that are offering special rates for WCSJ2011 participants. In the conference website, you can also find info about the scholarship program, that will give priority to developing world science journalists. [... segue]
Cairo workshop to shed light in statistical jungle
Covering Medical Research by Gary Schwitzer There is a risk for blindness facing anyone with prolonged diabetes. A news report on a new drug could state, accurately, that tests show the drug reduced that risk by a mere one per cent over a five-year period. But a full-page ad by the drug company could state, accurately, that its new product reduces that risk by a whopping 50 per cent. What’s going on – two figures so far apart, but both accurate? It’s a statistical choice. The drug company ad is citing “relative risk” and the news [... segue]
L’Ordine lombardo dei giornalisti promuove l’indagine di Swim
Ecco come il sito dell’Ordine dei Giornalisti della Lombardia ha annunciato oggi l’avvio del nostro sondaggio online, invitando tutti i giornalisti a compilare il questionario, che richiede pochi minuti e fornirà informazioni utili a capire che cosa serve alla crescita professionale di chi scrive di scienza. La mappa della scienza sui media: un’indagine conoscitiva Ven, 03/12/2010 – 17:44 da odg Chi scrive di scienza e medicina sui media italiani? Per provare a tracciare un ritratto dei professionisti che contribuiscono a [... segue]
Una fellowship per studiare l’evoluzione
Segnaliamo a tutti i giornalisti che si interessano di evoluzione una interessante fellowship offerta dal National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) di Durham, in North Carolina. Fateci sapere se presenterete l’application. Are you a journalist who wants to deepen your understanding of evolution? Print, broadcast, and online journalists are invited to apply for a new fellowship program at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) in Durham, North Carolina. The program offers a unique opportunity for reporters, producers, [... segue]
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