http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on science journalism and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/news/ An African country is to host the World Conference of Science Journalists for the first time.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/cairo-to-host-next-world-science-journalists-confe.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 03 Jul 2009 02:59:13 GMTLaborious treatments for river blindness could be simplified if a drug entering final stage clinical trials is effective.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/river-blindness-drug-enters-final-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismWed, 01 Jul 2009 02:35:00 GMTScience journalism has an important role to play in scrutinising science and engaging with the media, says a Nature editorial.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/science-journalism-how-scientists-can-help.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismTue, 30 Jun 2009 03:59:24 GMTScience journalists should aim to be "informed critics" of science, supporting its values but wary of backing everything said in its name.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/beware-scientific-fundamentalism.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 26 Jun 2009 03:38:43 GMTIPCC chair R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/how-the-media-is-creating-a-climate-for-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismWed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMTScience journalists in the developing world can help bring science news to a global public, says senior Harvard fellow Cristine Russell.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/good-news-for-developing-world-science-journalists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismWed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMTSouthern African scientists are compiling the continent's scientific output in the hope of more global recognition.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/database-aims-to-put-african-research-on-the-map.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismMon, 15 Jun 2009 03:02:46 GMTBlame for the turmoil in Egypt over swine flu can be laid squarely at the feet of the media and politicians, says Nadia El-Awady.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/media-and-government-to-blame-for-egypt-swine-flu-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 15 May 2009 02:32:24 GMTJournalists cannot be relied upon to explain climate change, says the chair of the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/journalists-criticised-over-climate-change-reporti.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismTue, 17 Mar 2009 03:00:14 GMTScience journalism is prospering in the developing world, while the field faces staff cuts and is seen as a 'luxury' in the developed world.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/science-journalism-flourishing-in-developing-world.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismWed, 18 Feb 2009 02:23:18 GMTA survey of our contributors suggests improvements, but has also highlighted the challenges of science reporting in developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/learning-by-doing-experiences-of-writing-for-scide.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 06 Feb 2009 11:40:03 GMTChina's press must better report on climate change, following recent misunderstandings about a 'breathing tax', says Li Taige.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/-breathing-tax-fiasco-highlights-importance-of-med.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismWed, 21 Jan 2009 04:00:56 GMTJournalists in Uganda should take advantage of press freedom and get science stories out to the public, says the country's president, Yoweri Museveni.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/museveni-urges-science-journalists-to-plug-knowled.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 19 Dec 2008 04:56:48 GMTMany developing country delegates were delayed or unable to attend the UN climate change negotiations in Poland due to strict visa policies.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/visa-problems-hamper-climate-change-talks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 12 Dec 2008 04:32:58 GMTOther countries could learn from Vietnam's progress on communicating science and risk, says Son Kim Phan.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/vietnam-is-improving-science-communication.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismThu, 27 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMTThe media can help in the global fight against disease, both as a watchdog for poor practices, and a champion for successful research.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/the-media-is-crucial-in-the-global-fight-for-healt.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMTFilms and television programmes about climate change should be made freely available beyond their initial broadcast, argues Nalaka Gunawardene.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/planet-before-profit-for-climate-change-films.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismTue, 04 Nov 2008 01:00:55 GMTThe Arab world has launched its first science news website, with the aim of communicating researchers' work to the public.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/arab-world-debuts-its-first-science-news-website.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismMon, 03 Nov 2008 03:16:00 GMTThe winners of the first Arab Science Journalism Awards — established to encourage Arabic science coverage — have been announced.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/writers-honoured-in-first-arab-science-journalism-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 12 Sep 2008 05:10:56 GMTClimate-change reporting is woefully inadequate because too often editors lack interest and assign writers without expertise, says James Fahn.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/science-journalism/poor-countries-media-must-tackle-climate-change-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_sciencejournalismFri, 08 Aug 2008 05:32:04 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/