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World conference of science journalists is on this week

By Julie Starr | Published: June 26, 2011
The World Conference of Science Journalists 2011 (WCSJ2011) will take place this week in Doha, Qatar. (Via the Science Media Centre of New Zealand’s weekly email) “Journalists from around the world will meet in the Arabian Gulf to attend seminars, workshops and meetings as part of the biggest science journalism event of the year. “The [...]
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Technology is huge. Why only one page a week?

By Julie Starr | Published: September 21, 2009
The daily news business gives us an odd, distorted view of the world doesn’t it? In New Zealand, for example, you could be forgiven for thinking there’s little in the way of technological development going on, given that the main daily newspapers devote a pathetic one page a week to the subject, if that. A [...]
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Ben Goldacre on Bad Science in the media

By Julie Starr | Published: March 15, 2009
Bad Science blogger Ben Goldacre talks about science coverage in the media and in the blogosphere.
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