Science Journalism Workshop
NCBS 2nd Annual Science Journalism Workshop
Venue: National Centre for Biological Science, TIFR, Bangalore
The NCBS 2nd annual science journalism workshop will be held on campus from July 11 to July 27, 2012. The workshop’s main objective is to impart to students the basic skills necessary for communicating science to the lay person via the written word.
Instructors:
Peter Aldhous, San Francisco bureau chief, New Scientist magazine
Anil Ananthaswamy, author and consultant New Scientist magazine
Geoff Hyde, Coordinator, science communication, NCBS
Course Overview:
Students will learn the elements of good science writing and the craft of conducting good interviews. The workshop will focus on news and features, which will lay the basis for a career in communicating science to the lay person. The workshop will demand active and committed participation from students. They will have to interview scientists, read and analyse academic papers, and write news and feature stories during the workshop.
The workshop will run from 9.30 AM to 5.00 PM each day, except Sat and Sun. The course will be intense, and will require fulltime participation from morning to evening. Students will analyse many published news and feature stories, to understand print journalism as it is practiced by highly-regarded magazines like New Scientist. Lectures will be combined with hands-on writing. Discussions will be encouraged. Students will get ample feedback on pieces they write in class.
Students should bring their own laptop to the workshop. In case this is not possible, a few computers are available for use in the teaching lab.
Program:
Morning session: 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM (15 minute break 11-11.15 AM)
Lunch break: 12.30 PM to 2.00 PM
Afternoon session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM (15 minute break 2.30-2.45 PM)
11-18 July (except Sat, Sun): News writing
19-27 July (except Sat, Sun): Feature writing
Contact Information:
Anil Ananthaswamy, Geoff Hyde at: ncbs.workshop.2012@gmail.com