News from the World Federation of Science Journalists http://www.wfsj.org en-us 3600 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/Nwjl5OrVa4M/news.php “Scientists can bypass people like me and the media to reach the public directly.” Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief, Nature Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:31:42 -0800 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=185 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=185 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/2GE0Llj2J9E/news.php WFSJ is resurrecting its bulletin. New format. New content. This October edition mainly presents the decisions made by the General Assembly held in London, last July. It also provides an update on the respective responsibilities of the members of the Board. You will also find the list of the members of the two committees that support the Board: the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:01:23 -0800 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=184 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/VBxfP5vYKNE/news.php On the campus of the University of Ottawa in Canada’s capital, about 25 science students recently crowded into a seminar room bringing news releases they had written about their research. They were met by longtime science reporters from the Toronto Star and the Ottawa Citizen, and four senior, general assignment journalists – reporters who often cover science willy-nilly.  Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:53:22 -0800 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=183 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=183 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/dJyUcI6yKdA/news.php The British Council in collaboration with World Federation of Science Journalists are happy to announce the winners of the competition that will bring science journalists in Alexandria, Egypt, to cover the Darwin Conference (14-16 November 2009). Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:53:41 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=182 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=182 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/U6fAJzPqvpw/news.php The newly established South African Science Journalists’ Association (SASJA), created in December 2008, has joined the World Federation of Science Journalists. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:59:23 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=181 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=181 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/d2CklFjLdsM/news.php This is a story about money, and how to help freelancers when they are ignored, cheated or stalled when it’s payday. The National Association of Science Writers in the United States has a “grievance committee,” that has successfully taken up their cause. Here’s how it works. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:14:51 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=180 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=180 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/yTocjB3iLc4/news.php We wanted to give science journalists from around the world the opportunity to talk to one another about important topics and issues. These podcasts give science journalists--new and experienced--the opportunity to ask their peers questions about the profession, no matter what country or time zone they live in. - Hannah Hoag Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:04:27 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=179 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=179 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/rG0qk3hRwrA/news.php 18 SEPTEMBER: DEADLINE TO AWARD FOR DARWIN CONFERENCE IN ALEXANDRIA The British Council, in collaboration with the World Federation of Science Journalists, is offering travel awards to journalists who would like to attend a 3-day conference on Darwinism at the famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt), 14-16 November 2009. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:53:57 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=178 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=178 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/FvfVNxqZ88A/news.php Early in July Ashfaq Yusufzai looked down at his new “shiny and beautiful” Gold Medal from Pakistan’s Ministry of Health and UNICEF then spoke to about 100 medical and science reporters in a high-end Islamabad hotel conference room. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:52:19 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=177 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=177 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/z3Z8S37pEbY/news.php The World Federation of Science Journalists is extremely pleased to welcome the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CSWA) of the United States as its first Associate Partner. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:09:10 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=176 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=176