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The challenge of reporting on climate change and health
Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.
More balanced reporting of swine flu needed in India
In reporting swine flu, the Indian media has lost perspective, argues Kalpana Sharma, a former editor of The Hindu.
OPINION | 17 August 2009 | EN
Science journalism: How scientists can help
Science journalism has an important role to play in scrutinising science and engaging with the media, says a Nature editorial.
How the media is creating a climate for change
IPCC chair R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.
Good news for developing world science journalists
Science journalists in the developing world can help bring science news to a global public, says senior Harvard fellow Cristine Russell.
OPINION | 24 June 2009 | EN
Media and government to blame for Egypt swine flu chaos
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.
'Breathing tax' fiasco highlights importance of media accuracy
China's press must better report on climate change, following recent misunderstandings about a 'breathing tax', says Li Taige.
OPINION | 21 January 2009 | EN
Vietnam is improving science communication
Other countries could learn from Vietnam's progress on communicating science and risk, says Son Kim Phan.
Planet before profit for climate change films
Films and television programmes about climate change should be made freely available beyond their initial broadcast, argues Nalaka Gunawardene.
OPINION | 4 November 2008 | EN
Poor countries' media must tackle climate change
Climate-change reporting is woefully inadequate because too often editors lack interest and assign writers without expertise, says James Fahn.
China's top-down science communication fails its people
Scientists, not government, should lead efforts to explain the benefits and risks of modern technology, says Li Daguang.
UN agencies have own interests at heart
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.
Trial practitioners must become media savvy
Clinicians should learn from the alarmist media coverage that followed a recent microbicide trial, say Gita Ramjee and colleagues.
OPINION | 10 August 2007 | EN
Environmental journalists must dig deeper
Talli Nauman argues that environmental journalists must be more than simple informers to provide better coverage of development issues.
The crisis in China's science journalism
Media coverage of science is declining in China — but scientists, press officers and journalists could change the situation, says Hepeng Jia.
Media can help fight climate change in Africa
The African media can play a crucial role in communicating climate information to the public, says Patrick Luganda.
OPINION | 24 January 2007 | EN
Breaking the silence on developing-world science
Christina Scott, Diran Onifade and Julie Clayton say journalistic mentoring is key to getting African science the attention it deserves.
OPINION | 14 July 2006 | EN
Communication rights and communication wrongs
It's time to stop using the poor, and build a media that respects their rights and needs, says Nalaka Gunawardene.
OPINION | 15 November 2005 | EN
Hope — not hype — should lead stem cell debate
Marcelo Leite says that those promoting stem cell research in Brazil have raised hopes that could backfire if promised cures are not forthcoming.
OPINION | 23 March 2005 | EN
Barriers to science journalism in Pakistan
Aleem Ahmed asks why science magazines in Pakistan tend to fail, and what can be done to improve the situation.
OPINION | 14 March 2005 | EN
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