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Knowledge, Ethics and Responsibility in Science Journalism

Special Sessions in conjunction with the World Science Forum - Budapest 2005

Knowledge, Ethics and Responsibility in Science Journalism

organised by World Federation of Science Journalist

11 November 2005, Friday

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

09.00-10.30

Opening addresses

István PALUGYAI, President, European Union of Science Journalists' Association, Hungary

Wilson DA SILVA: President, World Federation of Science Journalists, Australia

Narrative Journalism

Moderator:

Jim CORNELL, President, International Science Writers' Association, USA

Speakers:

Pallab GHOSH: Senior Science Journalist, BBC, UK

Deborah BLUM: Professor of Journalism, UW-Madison, Past-president, National Association of Science Writers, USA

Kaianders SEMPLER: Science journalist, Ny Teknik magazine, Sweden

Wolfgang GOEDE: Senior Editor, PM Magazin, Germany

Veronique MORIN: Freelance Science journalist, Past-president, Canadian Science Journalists' Association, Canada

10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Narrative Journalism cont.
12.30-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30

Knowledge Ethics and Responsibility in Science Journalism Today and Tomorrow

Moderator:

István PALUGYAI, President, European Union of Science Journalists' Association, Hungary

Speakers:

Diran ONIFADE: Journalist at the Nigerian TV Authority, Nigeria

Lisbeth FOG: Professor of journalism, Columbia

Werner HADORN, Switzerland

Nadia EL-AWADY: Managing science editor at IslamOnline.net, Egypt