The new book Silencing Science, by University of Auckland physicist Professor Shaun Hendy highlights some recent examples of where scientists […]
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Amid media uncertainty, some great science-related stories emerge
by Peter Griffin, SMC Director I’m asked to give a lot of presentations to groups in the science sector about […]
Continue reading2016 Science Journalism Fellow – Meena Amso
A practicing pharmacist and self-confessed “public health fanatic” has been awarded the 2016 New Zealand Science Journalism Fellowship. Meena Amso, […]
Continue readingScience Media SAVVY – upcoming video workshops
The Science Media Centre and Mohawk Media will team up again in March to offer their popular science video training […]
Continue readingFairfax expands science coverage
The weekly science page that runs in the Dominion Post and Press newspapers is now being syndicated across four additional Fairfax […]
Continue readingCovering the Paris climate conference? The SMC is here to help
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Conference of the Parties, also known as COP 21, is fast […]
Continue readingScience Journalism Fellow bound for the Daily Mail
It’s been a big year for the SMC’s Science Journalism Fellow Steven Trask, who not only finished his postgraduate journalism diploma […]
Continue readingWhere is the media going?
How do we ensure a well-informed, civically engaged New Zealand in 2030? That’s the question the Civics and Media Project is setting […]
Continue readingScience Media SAVVY – upcoming Palmy video workshop
The Science Media Centre and Mohawk Media will hit Palmerston North in July host a workshop on communicating scientific concepts […]
Continue readingSMC Social Media Snapshot – how are our research institutions using Twitter, Facebook etc?
Science and social media make comfortable bedfellows according to the inaugural SMC Social Media Snapshot, which examines use of social […]
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