A new fund to support science-related journalism projects is now taking applications. The Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund is […]
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Science 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 […]
Continue readingScience meets comedy in new podcast series
If you think science and comedy don’t mix you are missing a trick. The last decade has seen a blossoming […]
Continue readingGet Science Media SAVVY with our video workshops
The Science Media Centre offers workshops in Auckland and Wellington on making short videos to communicate research. These Science Media […]
Continue readingScience in crises – some communications dos and don’ts
This week I had the pleasure of attending part of a University of Otago symposium on infectious diseases and gave […]
Continue readingJournalism Fellow lands Queenstown TV job
Our 2016 Science Journalism Fellow, Meena Amso, has landed on her feet following journalism school picking up a reporting role with […]
Continue readingFarewelling a seasoned science journo
Reporter Paul Gorman departs The Press after 14 years, including a stint spent getting to grips with earthquake science. Paul […]
Continue readingHow is the SMC measuring up?
We love evidence, here at the SMC. So when the chance came up to put our own work under the microscope, […]
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