As we round out 2017, a wide range of science-related stories have been published, viewed and listened to as part […]
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SMC seeking new director
After nearly a decade, founding director Peter Griffin is moving on and we are on the hunt for a new […]
Continue readingScience video workshops head to Christchurch and Dunedin
The Science Media Centre will next month take its popular science video making workshops to Christchurch and Dunedin, offering more […]
Continue readingSMC welcomes new advisory board chair – Tarek Bazley
The Science Media Centre is excited to have TVNZ producer and reporter Tarek Bazley on board as the new chair […]
Continue reading$20,000 in grants awarded to science journalism projects
Journalists around the country are getting underway on important stories ranging from driverless cars to gene editing to sea level […]
Continue readingThis is the start of a quality conversation
There’s a new media movement run out of Australia that has been gathering momentum in recent years and which now […]
Continue readingGet your science journalism projects funded
A new fund to support science-related journalism projects is now taking applications. The Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund is […]
Continue readingScience and Technology journalism shines at Canon Media Awards
Friday night’s Canon Media Awards could have been a glum affair, preoccupied with recriminations over the failed media mega merger that […]
Continue readingMedia mega-merger was never a sustainable option anyway
The Commerce Commission’s rejection of a plan for our two biggest media companies to merge is one of the most […]
Continue readingCanon Media Awards – science and tech finalists announced
Around 350 finalists have been named in the 70 categories of the Canon Media Awards, the New Zealand media’s premier […]
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