Deadline: 30 September 2016
The 10th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ2017) has announced the Call for Session Proposals on the thematic area “Bridging Science and Societies”, reflecting the vital role science journalists play in connecting audiences to the science that affects their lives.
The conference will bring together 1,200–1,400 professionals dedicated to incisive, engaging, accurate, and high-quality science journalism. The conference will build global networks and skills for science communication and provide an opportunity for journalists to explore emerging science as well as crucial issues at the interface of science and society.
Priority Areas
Other than the theme, already mentioned above, proposals touching on the following sub-themes are encouraged:
- Climate and environment
Continuing challenges for science and global society - Infectious disease
The role of science reporting amid panic and concern - Expanding the science journalist’s toolkit
Narrative writing, podcasting, mobile video, social media, data journalism - Science history and ethics
What can we learn? - The new world of gene editing
Ethics, hype, responsibility, global dimensions - Journalistic integrity and media manipulation
- The future of journalism
Surviving and serving audiences in a turbulent media economy - International science
Global collaboration to build knowledge about the cosmos, the biome, the oceans, human and ecosystem health, and the origin and future of life - Technology and innovation
How “moonshots,” apps, space commercialization, medical technology and global connectivity will transform society - Access to information
How investigative journalists tackle political and institutional barriers; tools for finding and covering science in access-poor regions - Global health challenges
Where research and public health meet
Eligibility Criteria
- Any science writer, broadcaster or blogger may propose a session.
- By proposing a session, participant agrees to be the session’s producer and commit to volunteering their time to make this session happen.
- A maximum of two organizers is allowed per session.
How to Apply
Participants must submit the session proposals online via given website.
For more information, please visit WCSJ2017.