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WCSJ2009 Programme

Shortcuts: Our vision for 2009 · Themes & sessions
Producers & speakers · Skills Building Workshops and Science Briefings · Programme Timetable · Post-conference trips
Networking, Twinning, and Mentoring at WCSJ2009 · Skills Building

 

Programme details

Click here for the WCSJ2009 programme timetable.

Also available are lists of this year's speakers and producers with detailed profiles and sessions in which they participated as well as a complete detailed list of this year's sessions.

For background reading and articles related to programme sessions, please download the following documents:

• WCSJ – News desk
• WCSJ – Opinions desk

 

Our vision for 2009

Science journalists play a vital role in informing and educating their audiences about the latest advances in science, yet face unprecedented challenges in serving the public’s need for accurate and insightful reporting. Audiences want stories round the clock, editors want stories faster and sexier. And many reporters are under pressure to convince their editors that their stories matter as much to their audiences as those that deal with politics, economics or crime.

By bringing journalists and science communicators together from across the world WCSJ2009 was a forum for debate on critical science journalism issues, and an opportunity for reporting about the latest developments in science and technology.

WCSJ2009 aims were to:

• raise the quality and impact of science journalism worldwide
• share excellence in independent journalism
• compare experiences with counterparts from developed and developing countries
• promote professional development
• encourage new partnerships
• report on the latest advances in science and technology

 

2009 Themes & sessions

Fiona Fox, Director of the Science Media Centre, led the programme development for WCSJ2009, in consultation with a wide range of editors, journalists, scientists and other partners. The programme activities included plenaries, symposia and debates on science journalism issues, hot topics in scientific research, news briefings and trips to sites of scientific interest in the UK and other parts of Europe.

Check the themes & sessions section for a list of plenary and concurrent sessions.

 

Programme Timetable

The Programme Timetable is available here.

 

Producers & speakers

International Speakers attended the conference, including high profile personalities from the media and the scientific profession.

The list of speakers as well as the different session producers are available.

 

Skills Building Workshops and Science Briefings

There was a range of exclusive skills building workshops and science briefings for journalists on Monday 29th June and Tuesday 30th June 2009. Please visit the workshops page.

 

Post-conference trips

There was a selection of Post-Conference Trips, organised exclusively for WCSJ conference delegates on Friday 3rd July 2009. Please visit the post-conference trips section.

 

Networking, Twinning, and Mentoring at WCSJ2009

WCSJ2009 provided opportunities for science journalists to network with others from their region and from other world regions, to share experiences and ideas, and create lasting professional relationships. New developments were encouraged for member associations, including twinning between associations and ‘South-to-South’ networking that enables journalists from developing and emerging economies to share ideas and solutions for common problems.

 

Skills Building

WCSJ2009 invited experienced journalists and media training organisations to provide skills-building workshops tailored to suit the various professional needs of journalism students to mid-career and senior-level journalists and editors.