Science communication in the developing world

15/05/2018

Optimism in a sea of uncertainties: the journalistic coverage on the research of new medicines in Brazil

Carlos Henrique Fioravanti and César Maschio Fioravanti

The journalistic coverage of biologically active compounds presented as promising drugs in Brazil – although only two of them completed the evaluation tests and got approved for commercialization – provides insights and strategies to build a more analytical view on drug research and development.

 

13/03/2018

Climate change news reporting in Pakistan: a qualitative analysis of environmental journalists and the barriers they face

Asim Sharif and Fabien Medvecky

From politics to economy, find out what impacts Pakistan's still low media coverage of climate change issues in one of the most affected by its effects countries.

27/02/2018

WCSJ2017: a bridge to the developing world

Paula Leighton

Ethical dilemmas,new horizons in science, challenges in global health and changing climate, and difficulties science journalism is presented with at a time when science appears to be under attack.

24/10/2017

RedPop 2017, a meeting point of cultures and innovations

Carla Almeida

Marked by the diversity of initiatives linking science and art and by new presentation formats, the 15th Congress of the Network for Popularisation of Science and Technology in Latin America and th

20/07/2017

A historical kaleidoscope of public communication of science and technology

Luisa Massarani, Ildeu Moreira and Bruce Lewenstein

Science communication is today a well-established ―although young― area of research. However, there are only a few books and papers analyzing how science communication has developed historically.

20/07/2017

Politics of science communication in South Africa

Hester du Plessis

The research field of science communication is fairly neglected in South Africa.

03/05/2017

Science communication as a field of research: identifying trends, challenges and gaps by analysing research papers

Lars Guenther and Marina Joubert

Research in the field of science communication started emerging about 50 years ago and has since then matured as a field of academic enquiry.

16/12/2016

Filling the Gaps: exploring researchers communication experiences

Emma Weitkamp

This issue sees the publication of several papers that contribute to our understanding of the challenges faced by researchers in communicating about their research, adding richness to our understan

29/11/2016

Public science communication in Africa: views and practices of academics at the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe

Heather Ndlovu, Marina Joubert and Nelius Boshoff

This study of the science communication views and practices of African researchers ― academics at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Zimbabwe ― reveals a bleak picture of t

16/09/2016

Science Communication Postgraduate Studies in Latin America: a map and some food for thought

Luisa Massarani, Elaine Reynoso-Haynes, Sandra Murriello and Ayelen Castillo

This paper contains an overview of the programmes currently existing in Latin America to train science communicators.

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