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Science journalism rises in Africa despite challenges 🧬
The Science for Africa Foundation has decided to establish science journalism awards to encourage young journalists to embrace science reporting.
Read more here: https://shorturl.at/hiAW3
Health systems all around the world are under strain and with further crises predicted, the pressure is on to embrace digital technology and solutions.
For our next 60 minute webinar, on March 7th, we have two experts in this field to flag some of the emerging trends -Artur Olesch and Hong Shen Lim. Fergus Bell will moderate - making sure the focus comes back to what this means for the way you cover the story.
Register now for this free webinar offered as part of the Temasek Foundation WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme. https://wan-ifra.org/events/the-next-big-health-story/
Experienced science journalists can compete for an award that grants US$20,000 to undertake a significant reporting project.
Get our new resource: Journalism in the Age of Pandemics 2.0.
Drawn together from the expert input of Fergus Bell Corinne Podger and Joilee and the collaborative efforts of participants on the Temasek Foundation WAN-IFRA Journalism Training Programme.
Useful guidance on mis/disinformation, storytelling and solutions journalism. Free to download.
Just out: our new newsroom guide has expert advice on navigating disinformation, advanced storytelling techniques and solutions journalism. It also features useful checklists produced by journalists who took part in the Temasek Foundation WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme.
We have a host of interesting webinars over the next month as part of the Science in the Newsroom Programme.
First up on 21 Feb is a masterclass to help plan content for features to be published around International Women's Day.
With Corinne Podger and Dr. dr. Tofan Widya Utami, a women's health expert from Indonesia, the two hour session will help identify the big health challenges and story opportunities on women’s health in the Asia-Pacific.
It is both practical and solutions oriented - and will ask "What Can Be Done to Provide Better Care for Women?" leaving lots of time to research and plan content for Women's Day.
The masterclass/workshop is hosted in partnership with Roche. More info and registration details
https://wan-ifra.org/events/the-big-health-stories-for-women-in-asia-pacific-in-202
The Covid-19 Pandemic continues to influence journalism, the broader information ecosystem and future health care. As part of the Temasek Foundation WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme, we are offering two webinars to journalists to identify emerging trends and help stay current when reporting.
The first webinar on 28 February will focus on the disinformation war.It will explore the strategies used to clean the information ecosystem and tools to equip journalists and newsrooms for the ongoing battle for truth
Follow the link to register for the one-hour zoom presentation:
https://wan-ifra.zoom.us/.../WN_k_d1VheqThCgwb-o96RAdA
Asian Pacific jouranlists: Join our upcoming masterclass on how solutions journalism can raise awareness of preventative options for Women's health. With Corinne Podger. Sponsored by Roche. https://wan-ifra.org/events/26317/
Panel: Making climate change coverage viable
How to find and justify resources – people, training, tools – to keep climate coverage alive across the news organisation.
Join this panel and more at our Global eSummit: Journalism and the Climate Crisis
February 22-23, 2022
Register here: https://wan-ifra.org/events/global-esummit-journalism-and-the-climate-crisis/
Ahead of Women's Day, we are focusing on women's health care. Specifically on the role of journalists in Asia Pacific can play in ensuring women get access to good health care and early diagnosis of preventable diseases. Join the Science in the Newsroom Masterclass, in partnership with Roche on 3 March. https://wan-ifra.org/events/26317/
How do you produce climate change journalism that has impact, on an ongoing basis, if your newsroom is tight on resources? Projects and methods to punch above your weight.
Join this panel of experts at the Global eSummit: Journalism and the Climate Crisis.
February 22-23, 2022
Register now at: https://wan-ifra.org/events/global-esummit-journalism-and-the-climate-crisis/
Global eSummit: Journalism and the Climate Crisis
Storytelling, Innovation and Formats
Learn from newsrooms testing new formats to ensure their coverage reaches the audience on their terms. This session profiles VR, podcasts, newsletters and initiatives to build trust, understanding and increase engagement.
February 22 Tuesday, 11:00 AM Singapore | 8:30 AM India | 4:00 AM Germany | 9:00 PM Mexico
Learn more about the Global eSummit and Register here: https://wan-ifra.org/events/global-esummit-journalism-and-the-climate-crisis/
Climate Change is Journalism’s Greatest Challenge argues Wolfgang Blau, head of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. But the solution may not always be more journalism. Instead, newsroom managers should look to the systemic issues and levers when assessing and developing their coverage.
https://wblau.medium.com/climate-change-journalisms-greatest-challenge-2bb59bfb38b8
Green Templeton Lecture by Wolfgang Blau Oxford University, February 3rd, 2022
Journalism and the Climate Crisis
How to sustain newsworthy, engaging and affordable climate change coverage
The changing climate and its consequences shoud be a front page story for the rest of our lives.
But producing content that catches the interest and attention of audiences - and conveys the urgency of the challenge, is difficult.
That’s why we are gathering journalists, editors and thought leaders from around the world to share their ideas and work in a virtual summit on 22 and 23 Feb.
Sign up now - and if the session times aren’t convenient, you’ll receive the links to the recordings. It’s free.
Register Here: https://wan-ifra.org/events/global-esummit-journalism-and-the-climate-crisis/
2022-02-02. "Focus on answers, focus on solutions because our generation is tired of hearing about the problems," says mobile journalist and Hashtag Our Stories co-founder Yusuf Omar.
Looking for ideas and inspiration to produce climate change content that engages and informs? Sign up for our virtual summit https://wan-ifra.org/events/global-esummit-journalism-and-the-climate-crisis/
The new concise guidebook for newsrooms is out now. Get yours
https://scienceinthenewsroom.org/challenge-of-the-climate-crisis-a-climate-reporting-guidebook/
Sept 8, 1230-1400 GMT+8: With Singapore announcing weekly testing for on-site workers yesterday, here’s the chance to interview one of the founding fathers of near-patient (i.e. rapid) testing, Gerald Kost, in a media event taking place tomorrow. With Covid-19 disrupting healthcare delivery, are systems ready in APAC to prioritise patients and give them a more proactive, central role and responsibility? Put your questions to regional experts on the importance of such point-of-care diagnostic testing, patientcare readiness trends and the importance of screening.
Media-only registration at https://rochediagram.com/mediaforum/
Final call! Register for this workshop series on covering climate change by tomorrow Sept 3! Bring along your story ideas and receive guidance from the trainers as you work on them!
Applications are invited for this virtual journalism programme on the Challenge of the Climate Crisis to help journalists build skills and capabilities to cover climate-related stories in an accurate and engaging way. This series of six training sessions takes place in the lead up to the annual United Nations climate change conference, COP26, which will be held in Glasgow in the first two weeks of November.
The six modules will cover:
• Climate Science 101 - A primer on the actual Climate Science that will be a foundation for the programme
• Decoding the Science - How to read, understand and interpret the Science, journals and abstracts
• 3 Challenges of Climate Reporting - From misinformation and conspiracy theories to navigating spin and competing interests
• Climate Reporting & Audiences - How to define and serve the audiences for our climate
• Personal Projects - Participants will present their story pitches to the group for coaching and discussion, and leave with a delivery plan and timeline
• Storytelling Techniques - Packaging climate reporting, formats, engagement, data visualisations and case studies
Register or nominate a colleague now at https://events.wan-ifra.org/events/temasek-foundation-wan-ifra-journalism-programme-challenge-of-the-climate-crisis
Over 200 newsrooms have signed up for World News Day. Has yours? World News Day is a global newsroom campaign to drive public attention to the critical role journalists play in providing reliable news and information in service of humanity.
On September 28, more than 300 newsrooms will unite to highlight the vital role of credible, fact-based journalism in addressing the defining story of our time, the global climate emergency.
World News Day is an opportunity to step back from the news cycle and promote the impact of your journalism — seen through the eyes of your audience and those who have been affected by it — on a truly global scale.
If you'd like to take part and contribute an impactful story around climate change which your newsroom has done, send it in by Sept 8 to global coordinator Alex Jones at [email protected]
For more info on World News Day and how to join, visit www.worldnewsday.org
"Patient Care Readiness in Asia Pacific"
Join a panel of distinguished speakers as they discuss what it means to be patient care ready in Asia Pacific, including:
• Trends and insights on the forces transforming care delivery across health systems
• Asia Pacific Patient Care Readiness Overview – are patients equipped to embrace a more central role?
• The future of healthcare and role of stakeholders in designing a truly patient-centric and sustainable ecosystem
Date: Wednesday, 8 September 2021
Time: 12:30-2:00pm (GMT+8)
This is a virtual event brought to you by the World Editors Forum
part of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
In collaboration with the Dia:gram Media Forum
Sign up: https://rochediagram.com/mediaforum/
Good science writing, including reporting on Covid-19, must be clear and comprehensible to the general public. This means defining medical/scientific jargon and, more importantly, explaining the implications of your report – i.e., what does your story mean?
Tips on Science Writing and Covid-19 Reporting by Boo Su-Lyn, Editor-in-Chief of CodeBlue
Read more: https://scienceinthenewsroom.org/tips-on-science-writing-and-covid-19-reporting/
Science and medical reporting, including on Covid-19, should make sense to laypeople and policymakers to bring about greater awareness and informed decision-making which results in meaningful change. Use this handy...
The Climate Crisis is a challenge not just for humanity, but also for journalism. Journalists need knowledge and skills to be able to tell the climate story in an engaging way - accessing and understanding the latest science and data and being able to write stories that convey the social impact and also focus on solutions.
WAN-IFRA's World Editors Forum and Singapore's Temasek Foundation and are offering a virtual journalism programme to help journalists build skills for what will be an ongoing and critical topic for all newsrooms.
There is only space for 50 selected journalists from South Asia and the Asia Pacific region - so submit your nominations now! https://lnkd.in/gQ3CfaS6.
Understanding endemic diseases: Will Covid-19 ultimately become one? A Science in the Newsroom Masterclass
This masterclass aims to help journalists and editors understand the implications of Covid-19 becoming endemic.
Join us on Wednesday 4 August 2021, 11 AM - 1 PM GMT+8
Registration: https://bit.ly/3eCIdvN
How a commitment to science journalism helped grow subscriptions at Germany's quality daily newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung.
2021-05-03. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the German newspaper has seen its digital subscriptions grow by over 60%. A major factor behind this increase is the publisher’s long-term commitment to quality science reporting.
If what you’re reading seems too good to be true, it just might be.
Q and A with award winning science journalist Ed Yong
The prolific science writer talks about the ‘stumble toward certainty’ in news and science, how not to break yourself while doing good work, and more.
Launched today - Viral Facts Africa a collaborative initiative to verify health information. https://fb.watch/4yK9Bd6HU0/
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#COVID19 has pressure tested and accelerated the adoption of digital technologies in Asia Pacific. Are the digital tools and policies temporary measures for recovery or here for the long-term? Join our panel of leading experts - Harjit Gill, John Thornback, Hong Fung, Dewi Muliaty, Arun Goyal, and Charles Alessi to find out how digital health regulations can keep up with the pace of change and meet society’s evolving needs. Discover programme details for the virtual discussion brought to you by World Editors Forum in collaboration with Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific, and register here: https://rochediagram.com/mediaforum/ #DiagramMediaForum #digitalhealth #regulatorycompliance #scienceinthenewsroom
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