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Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.

In reporting swine flu, the Indian media has lost perspective, argues Kalpana Sharma, a former editor of The Hindu.

Science journalism has an important role to play in scrutinising science and engaging with the media, says a Nature editorial.

IPCC chair R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.

Science journalists in the developing world can help bring science news to a global public, says senior Harvard fellow Cristine Russell.

Blame for the turmoil in Egypt over swine flu can be laid squarely at the feet of the media and politicians, says Nadia El-Awady.

China's press must better report on climate change, following recent misunderstandings about a 'breathing tax', says Li Taige.

Other countries could learn from Vietnam's progress on communicating science and risk, says Son Kim Phan.

Films and television programmes about climate change should be made freely available beyond their initial broadcast, argues Nalaka Gunawardene.

Climate-change reporting is woefully inadequate because too often editors lack interest and assign writers without expertise, says James Fahn.

Scientists, not government, should lead efforts to explain the benefits and risks of modern technology, says Li Daguang.

The UN agencies UNICEF and the WHO have broken with protocol and recklessly used data for their own ends, says an editorial in The Lancet.

Clinicians should learn from the alarmist media coverage that followed a recent microbicide trial, say Gita Ramjee and colleagues.

Talli Nauman argues that environmental journalists must be more than simple informers to provide better coverage of development issues.

Media coverage of science is declining in China — but scientists, press officers and journalists could change the situation, says Hepeng Jia.

The African media can play a crucial role in communicating climate information to the public, says Patrick Luganda.

Christina Scott, Diran Onifade and Julie Clayton say journalistic mentoring is key to getting African science the attention it deserves.

It's time to stop using the poor, and build a media that respects their rights and needs, says Nalaka Gunawardene.

Marcelo Leite says that those promoting stem cell research in Brazil have raised hopes that could backfire if promised cures are not forthcoming.

Aleem Ahmed asks why science magazines in Pakistan tend to fail, and what can be done to improve the situation.