Kavli Symposium on Science Journalism: Transforming International Science News Coverage
(World Federation of Science Journalists [1]/The Kavli Foundation)
15-17 February, 2016 - U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, US
The World Federation of Science Journalists and The Kavli Foundation teamed up again for the 3rd Kavli Symposium on Science Journalism. Taking place in Washington DC, this symposium focused primarily on the international community of science journalists worldwide.
International science news can be extraordinarily challenging – especially when stories have human consequences. Difficulty in accessing sources due to language barriers makes information hard to assess and disseminate; geopolitical influences can color the information that’s provided; the veracity of information can range from the trustworthy to the manipulative or even to the corrupt. Coverage can also be complicated by a wave of restricted and/or conflicting information from international, national and even local sources. Further convoluting already complex stories: the inability (and sometimes unwillingness) to share and cross-check information, especially at the local level. Even a publication with overseas bureaus may lack the network and expertise its science reporting team needs to properly cover a region. This symposium used a combination of science news “case studies” and “out of the box” speakers to introduce new ideas, tools, strategies and models aimed at better empowering science journalists facing these complicated issues. Particular attention was given to:
- Identifying international collaborative opportunities for improving coverage of cross- border science stories.
- Empowering science journalists to better analyze, confront and circumvent the pressures and influences that come from covering science stories in varied and often unfamiliar regions.
- Equipping science journalists to better access and accurately appraise relevant evidence from a range of regional sources.
A symposium report is available here [2] For the program, click here [3].
Advisory Committee
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Damien Chalaud
Executive Director
World Federation of Science Journalists -
James Cohen
Director of Communications & Public Outreach
The Kavli Foundation -
Pallab Ghosh
Science Correspondent
BBC -
Fred Guterl
Executive Editor
Scientific American -
Robert Lee Hotz
Science Writer
Wall Street Journal -
Rosie Mestel
Chief News Editor
Nature
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Veronique Morin
Science Journalist; Project leader
World Federation of Science Journalists -
Ivan Oransky
Global Editorial Director
MedPage Today -
Ginger Pinholster
Director, Office of Public Programs
American Association for the Advancement of Science -
Volker Stollorz
Science Journalist
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung -
Richard Stone
International New Editor
Science Magazine
Session Leaders
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Deborah Blum
Director, Knight Science Journalism
Fellowships, MIT -
Fred Guteri
Executive Editor
Scientific American -
Robert Lee Hotz
Science Writer
Wall Street Journal
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Ivan Oransky
Global Editorial Director
MedPage Today -
Richard Stone
International News Editor
Science -
Mohammed Yahia
Executive Editor
NPG Middle East
Chief Editor
Nature Middle East
Speakers
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Noshir Contractor
Professor, Behavioral Science
Northwestern University
Director, Sonic Lab -
Victor Dzau
President
National Academy of Medicine -
Nina Federoff
Evan Pugh Professor Emerita
Penn State University -
Diane E. Griffin
Vice President
National Academy of Sciences -
Erika Hayden
Reporter
Nature -
Stephen Hall
Adjunct Professor of Journalism
New York University -
Sasha Karberg
Freelance Science Journalist -
Trudo Lemmens
Professor and Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy
University of Toronto
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Ewen MacAskill
Defence and Security Correspondent
The Guardian -
Pavel Machalek
Co-Founder
Spaceknow -
Larry Maddof
Editor of ProMED
Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School -
Pouria Nazemi
Freelance Journalist
Iran -
Katy Scoggin
Co-Producer
"Citizenfour" -
Charles Seife
Professor of Journalism
NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute -
R. Jeffrey Smith
Managing Editor
Center for Public Integrity -
Mary Wilson
Adjunct Professor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Participants
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Zainab Abdulrahman
Science Journalist
Nation Media Group -
Christophe Assogba
Science Journalist -
Brooke Borel
Science Journalist and Author -
Curtis Brainard
Digital Content Manager
Scientific American -
Estrella Burgos Ruiz
Science Writer and Editor -
Niall Byrne
Creative Director
Science in Public in Melbourne -
Andrea Carolina Obaid Carrión
Director
Neurona Group -
Damien Chalaud
Executive Director
WFSJ -
Sasha Chavkin
Reporter
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists -
Tim De Chant
Senior Digital Editor
PBS NOVA -
Olivier Dessibourg
Head Science & Environment Section
LeTemps and L'Hebdo -
Claudia Dreyfus
Reporter
The New York Times -
Josee Nadia Drouin
Science Journalist
Agence Science Presse -
Maggie Fox
Senior Writer, Health
NBCnews.com -
Richard Harris
Journalist
All Things Considered, Morning Edition
National Public Radio
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Laura Helmuth
Director of Digital News
National Geographic -
Federico Kukso
Freelance Science Journalist
Argentina -
Kai Kupferschmidt
Freelance Science Journalist
Germany -
Makoto Mitsui
Reporter
NomiuriVéronique Morin
Project Director
Kavli Symposium -
Michael Moyer
Deputy Editor
Quanta Magazine -
Ginger Pinholster
Chief Communications Officer and Public Programs Director
American Association for the Advancement of Science -
Debbie Ponchner
Spanish Language Editor
Scientific American -
Michel Rochon
Health and Science Journalist
Société Radio-Canada -
Yves Sciama
Freelance Science Journalist
France -
David Secko
Diploma Program Director and Associate Professor
Department of Journalism-Concordia University -
Ivan Semeniuk
Science Journalist
The Globe and Mail -
Eliza Strickland
Science Reporter
IEEE Spectrum -
Erik Vance
Freelance Science Journalist
Mexico City -
Caroline Wichman
Director, Press Public Relations
German Science Academy -
Ron Winslow
Deputy Editor, Health and Science
Wall Street Journal