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Elisabetta Tola
Elisabetta Tola

Radio and science given @M叩ster en Comunicaci坦n Cient鱈fica, M辿dica y Ambiental, UPF, Barcelona, 2009 y 2010

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science on air Elisabetta Tola formicablu s.r.l, Bologna, Italy SCIRAB, Science in radio broadcasting www.formicablu.it www.scienceonair.org formicablu srl
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Paolo Cavallina e Luca Liguori formicablu srl
intimacy and linearity flexible and able to enter hidden places: listens without being seen nor heard (candid microphone, 1947) fragmentary and narrative: it has a rhythm and deals by and large with anecdote and episodes chance to share cultural excitement provided by scientific discovery good at communicating emotion and mood formicablu srl
radio as a civil tool Jean Dominique, Radio Haiti Inter, 2000 Peppino Impastato, Radio Aut, 1978 formicablu srl
A cognitive experience () radio is an extension of our nervous central system closer only to human discourse (M. Mc Luhan) Whoever is speaking is speaking for you A conversation with a scientist Phone ins: a strong interactive experience (M. Merzagora and S. Coyaud) formicablu srl
Creating images in your mind Reflection and thought: radio has a pace and creates a mental space Reflection and thought: two fondamental aspects of science communication Pictures can get in the way in the explanation of scientific ideas (D. Cohen, BBC) formicablu srl
Radio language formicablu srl
Soundscape Listening formicablu srl
The players? formicablu srl
How scientists play the game Conversation: at the centre of radio broadcasting, at the centre of scientific enterprise (la ciencia es una conversacion con la natura, J. Wagensberg) More relaxed time to talk about their science: not treated like actors Involvement: scientists are driven by hopes and desires, more communicable than hard facts formicablu srl
The journalist Translator The public Interpreter Animator Commentator Activist ... The scientist formicablu srl
science radio programmes news story: science as politics or as light hearted final news (typically 3-5 minutes) documentaries: science in a more explanatory and narrative way (typ. 10-30 min.) debates: pro and cons in controversial issues (typ. 20-60 min.) formicablu srl
science radio programmes phone ins: the listeners voices (typ. 20-60 min) feature stories: magazines, discussions, debates, put findings in context and with comment radio drama: from War of the worlds on... podcast: recorded feature or talk, downloadable in mp3 formicablu srl
preparing your programme choose the format choose the topic choose the expert work with the expert: you need to know a lot about the subject you need to get the right information and the right story and metaphors from him/her you need to know how he/she speaks you need to test if you can joke, talk about politics, if he/she is didactical, enthusiastic, serious, boring, an intellectual, a technician, ... TALK WITH THE EXPERT! formicablu srl
Styles live/recorded as it is/edited dirty/clean speak as you eat/speak as you should excite/relax the choice depends on: 1) the content; 2) what you want to communicate; 3) which relationship you want with the listeners 4) the format, the radio character formicablu srl
rules? in science journalism, very few general rules on the radio, even less... short sentences repeat the subject reduce relatives, parenthesis,etc. use spoken language expressions (!?) make use of tones, pauses, exclamations consider rhythm restate the coordinates of the exposition recall whos talking never try to prove your competence: be brave, show ignorance (but never be ignorant)! give value to accents, enthusiasm, embarrassment, emotional statements formicablu srl
interviews Informative Interpretive Emotional Oral history Preparation: Studying before Question technique Devils advocate formicablu srl
formicablu srl
Podcasting 2004: a new word, a new world Mp3 meets RSS To be or not to be a podcaster... Copyleft: Freesound project Creative commons music Flickr formicablu srl
formicablu srl
science on air Elisabetta Tola formicablu s.r.l, Bologna, Italy SCIRAB, Science in radio broadcasting www.formicablu.it www.scienceonair.org formicablu srl 1
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Paolo Cavallina e Luca Liguori formicablu srl 3
intimacy and linearity flexible and able to enter hidden places: listens without being seen nor heard (candid microphone, 1947) fragmentary and narrative: it has a rhythm and deals by and large with anecdote and episodes chance to share cultural excitement provided by scientific discovery good at communicating emotion and mood formicablu srl 4
radio as a civil tool Jean Dominique, Radio Haiti Inter, 2000 Peppino Impastato, Radio Aut, 1978 formicablu srl
A cognitive experience () radio is an extension of our nervous central system closer only to human discourse (M. Mc Luhan) Whoever is speaking is speaking for you A conversation with a scientist Phone ins: a strong interactive experience (M. Merzagora and S. Coyaud) formicablu srl 6
Creating images in your mind Reflection and thought: radio has a pace and creates a mental space Reflection and thought: two fondamental aspects of science communication Pictures can get in the way in the explanation of scientific ideas (D. Cohen, BBC) formicablu srl 7
Radio language formicablu srl 8
Soundscape Listening formicablu srl 9
The players? formicablu srl 10
How scientists play the game Conversation: at the centre of radio broadcasting, at the centre of scientific enterprise (la ciencia es una conversacion con la natura, J. Wagensberg) More relaxed time to talk about their science: not treated like actors Involvement: scientists are driven by hopes and desires, more communicable than hard facts formicablu srl 11
The journalist Translator The public Interpreter Animator Commentator Activist ... The scientist formicablu srl 12
science radio programmes news story: science as politics or as light hearted final news (typically 3-5 minutes) documentaries: science in a more explanatory and narrative way (typ. 10-30 min.) debates: pro and cons in controversial issues (typ. 20-60 min.) formicablu srl 13
science radio programmes phone ins: the listeners voices (typ. 20-60 min) feature stories: magazines, discussions, debates, put findings in context and with comment radio drama: from War of the worlds on... podcast: recorded feature or talk, downloadable in mp3 formicablu srl 14
preparing your programme choose the format choose the topic choose the expert work with the expert: you need to know a lot about the subject you need to get the right information and the right story and metaphors from him/her you need to know how he/she speaks you need to test if you can joke, talk about politics, if he/she is didactical, enthusiastic, serious, boring, an intellectual, a technician, ... TALK WITH THE EXPERT! formicablu srl 15
Styles live/recorded as it is/edited dirty/clean speak as you eat/speak as you should excite/relax the choice depends on: 1) the content; 2) what you want to communicate; 3) which relationship you want with the listeners 4) the format, the radio character formicablu srl 16
rules? in science journalism, very few general rules on the radio, even less... short sentences repeat the subject reduce relatives, parenthesis,etc. use spoken language expressions (!?) make use of tones, pauses, exclamations consider rhythm restate the coordinates of the exposition recall whos talking never try to prove your competence: be brave, show ignorance (but never be ignorant)! give value to accents, enthusiasm, embarrassment, emotional statements formicablu srl 17
interviews Informative Interpretive Emotional Oral history Preparation: Studying before Question technique Devils advocate formicablu srl
formicablu srl
Podcasting 2004: a new word, a new world Mp3 meets RSS To be or not to be a podcaster... Copyleft: Freesound project Creative commons music Flickr formicablu srl 20
formicablu srl 21

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  • 17. rules? in science journalism, very few general rules on the radio, even less... short sentences repeat the subject reduce relatives, parenthesis,etc. use spoken language expressions (!?) make use of tones, pauses, exclamations consider rhythm restate the coordinates of the exposition recall whos talking never try to prove your competence: be brave, show ignorance (but never be ignorant)! give value to accents, enthusiasm, embarrassment, emotional statements formicablu srl
  • 18. interviews Informative Interpretive Emotional Oral history Preparation: Studying before Question technique Devils advocate formicablu srl
  • 20. Podcasting 2004: a new word, a new world Mp3 meets RSS To be or not to be a podcaster... Copyleft: Freesound project Creative commons music Flickr formicablu srl
  • 22. science on air Elisabetta Tola formicablu s.r.l, Bologna, Italy SCIRAB, Science in radio broadcasting www.formicablu.it www.scienceonair.org formicablu srl 1
  • 24. Paolo Cavallina e Luca Liguori formicablu srl 3
  • 25. intimacy and linearity flexible and able to enter hidden places: listens without being seen nor heard (candid microphone, 1947) fragmentary and narrative: it has a rhythm and deals by and large with anecdote and episodes chance to share cultural excitement provided by scientific discovery good at communicating emotion and mood formicablu srl 4
  • 26. radio as a civil tool Jean Dominique, Radio Haiti Inter, 2000 Peppino Impastato, Radio Aut, 1978 formicablu srl
  • 27. A cognitive experience () radio is an extension of our nervous central system closer only to human discourse (M. Mc Luhan) Whoever is speaking is speaking for you A conversation with a scientist Phone ins: a strong interactive experience (M. Merzagora and S. Coyaud) formicablu srl 6
  • 28. Creating images in your mind Reflection and thought: radio has a pace and creates a mental space Reflection and thought: two fondamental aspects of science communication Pictures can get in the way in the explanation of scientific ideas (D. Cohen, BBC) formicablu srl 7
  • 29. Radio language formicablu srl 8
  • 30. Soundscape Listening formicablu srl 9
  • 31. The players? formicablu srl 10
  • 32. How scientists play the game Conversation: at the centre of radio broadcasting, at the centre of scientific enterprise (la ciencia es una conversacion con la natura, J. Wagensberg) More relaxed time to talk about their science: not treated like actors Involvement: scientists are driven by hopes and desires, more communicable than hard facts formicablu srl 11
  • 33. The journalist Translator The public Interpreter Animator Commentator Activist ... The scientist formicablu srl 12
  • 34. science radio programmes news story: science as politics or as light hearted final news (typically 3-5 minutes) documentaries: science in a more explanatory and narrative way (typ. 10-30 min.) debates: pro and cons in controversial issues (typ. 20-60 min.) formicablu srl 13
  • 35. science radio programmes phone ins: the listeners voices (typ. 20-60 min) feature stories: magazines, discussions, debates, put findings in context and with comment radio drama: from War of the worlds on... podcast: recorded feature or talk, downloadable in mp3 formicablu srl 14
  • 36. preparing your programme choose the format choose the topic choose the expert work with the expert: you need to know a lot about the subject you need to get the right information and the right story and metaphors from him/her you need to know how he/she speaks you need to test if you can joke, talk about politics, if he/she is didactical, enthusiastic, serious, boring, an intellectual, a technician, ... TALK WITH THE EXPERT! formicablu srl 15
  • 37. Styles live/recorded as it is/edited dirty/clean speak as you eat/speak as you should excite/relax the choice depends on: 1) the content; 2) what you want to communicate; 3) which relationship you want with the listeners 4) the format, the radio character formicablu srl 16
  • 38. rules? in science journalism, very few general rules on the radio, even less... short sentences repeat the subject reduce relatives, parenthesis,etc. use spoken language expressions (!?) make use of tones, pauses, exclamations consider rhythm restate the coordinates of the exposition recall whos talking never try to prove your competence: be brave, show ignorance (but never be ignorant)! give value to accents, enthusiasm, embarrassment, emotional statements formicablu srl 17
  • 39. interviews Informative Interpretive Emotional Oral history Preparation: Studying before Question technique Devils advocate formicablu srl
  • 41. Podcasting 2004: a new word, a new world Mp3 meets RSS To be or not to be a podcaster... Copyleft: Freesound project Creative commons music Flickr formicablu srl 20

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