340166347-Science-Journalism-Workshop-1.pptx
- 1. National Training of Trainers for Campus Journalism Science Writing (News, Feature & Editorial)
- 2. What is science writing? Writing about scientific subject matter, often in a non-technical manner for an audience of non-scientists http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/Science-Writing-term.htm
- 3. Why is science writing important? There is always wonder and amazement to be had in science, if you know where and how to look Science writing encourages students to think critically
- 5. Science News Basically, news about science
- 9. Where can students get science news? 1. Science fair 2. School events 3. Local science community 4. Make the process of learning science newsworthy
- 10. SCIENCE FEATURE
- 11. Science feature Human interest story that also looks into science
- 12. Write for your audience
- 14. Simplify, but don¡¯t dumb it down
- 15. Responsibilities of the editor ? Stop/prevent plagiarism Ensure that the story is comprehensible
- 18. What can student science journalists feature? ?What they see in media ?Products they use ?What affects them and their communities directly ?Their bodies
- 19. Science Editorial ? a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a science issue
- 20. Science Editorials ?Focus on the facts ?Analysis of the issue must be based on scientific facts and following the scientific method ?Assumptions raised must be based on solid logic and following the scientific method
- 21. What issues in your community are affected by science?
- 22. Bonus: Science Cartoon! Cartoons are a great way to make learning science fun!
- 26. Fun Exercise: 1 panel science comic based on geeky pick-up lines
- 27. Thank you for participating!
- 28. Resources ? http://www.wfsj.org/course/index-e.html ? http://boredomtherapy.com/nerd-science-jokes/ ? http://xkcd.com/ ? http://www.scidev.net/global/biotechnology/news/citizen-scientists-pitch-new-uses-for-paper-microscope.html ? http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/401385/scitech/science/us-backed-uplb-graduate-program-focused-on-marine-biodiversity ? http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/293017/scitech/science/food-for-thought-adobo-and-the-filipino-genome ? http://mypocketshurt90.tumblr.com/post/27495622491/i-sent-this-paper-to-jk-rowling-explaining-how-the ? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/09/guardian-view-on-ebola-fighting-fear-as-well-as-infection ? http://www.beatricebiologist.com/ ? http://www.nextnature.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/news_writing_inverted_pyramid.jpg
Editor's Notes
- #1: Do short welcome
- #2: Simplest explanation
- #3: Stress how science writing can benefit students and community
- #4: Science is not boring! Show examples!
- #5: Still follows the same principles of journalism (4 ws), you still need good research practices (primary sources if possible)
- #9: School events (like Oltrap launch), local science community (DOST, DA, DENR, DOH)
- #11: If there¡¯s no human factor, it¡¯s not a science feature, it¡¯s a science paper.
- #12: One common mistake of science journalists is when they drown their audience in technical jargon
- #13: Find primary, latest sources as much as possible. Look to both sides of the story
- #14: Bad analogy, comparing vaccines with small caliber bullets
- #15: Plagiarism (students will copy/paste from sources when they don¡¯t understand the concepts, so encourage your students to ask until they understand)
- #20: Opinion must be substantiated by facts, science editorials allows your students to discuss issues in an educated manner