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Expert Meeting on Science Journalism in Europe |
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Dortmund, 23 February 2008. Do we need a European magazine reflecting on science journalism? 19 academics and science journalists met at the Brost-Institute for International Journalism in Dortmund to address this question on the initiative of WPK, the German Science Journalists' Association, and the Chair of Science Journalism at the Institute for Journalism.
The discussion focused on two aspects: the general concept and need for a European magazine as well as the topic for a pilot issue to be presented at ESOF 2008 in Barcelona (18-22 July). The idea of launching a European journal dedicated to science journalism and addressed to science journalists was triggered by a comparable and successful exercise at the national level in Germany, the WPK-Quarterly.
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Update: Science Journalism in Europe 1/2008
The pilot issue of the magazine “Science Journalism in Europe” was published on 15 July 2008 by the German Science Journalists’ Association WPK and the Chair of Science Journalism at Universität Dortmund. The first issue “Who’s fooling whom?” presents examples where science fooled journalism and reflects upon the tendency within journalism to fool recipients, mainly unconsciously, with spectacular and attractive science pictures. The publication replaces the issue 3/2008 of the German magazine WPK-Quarterly. >> Issue 1, pdf file [2.3 MB]
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The objectives of the magazine is to provide a platform for discussing general problems and standards as well as ethical, historical and practical aspects of science journalism with the view to contribute to identity-building amongst science journalists. Considering that in most of the European countries there is no such newsletter, participants underlined that a European magazine would be of interest to science journalists. It is envisaged to present the new magazine at the 6th World Conference of Science Journalists in London in 2009.
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