Script free training and networking resource for journalists launches new dedicated website

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Script – the free training and networking resource for journalists, scientists and anyone who wants to communicate science in an engaging and accurate way – has launched its own dedicated website scripttraining.net The website gathers in one place the free training resources and materials and provides more information on the…
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Script ‘graduates’ share the headlines in first SciDev.Net journalism awards

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Two graduates of Script – the free training and networking resource for journalists, scientists and anyone who wants to communicate science in an engaging and accurate way – have shared the headlines in the first SciDev.Net journalism awards. Syriacus Buguzi, from Tanzania, was runner-up in the ‘best news article’ category…
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SciDev.Net story exposing ‘false hope’ COVID-19 drugs in Latin America scoops international award

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A SciDev.Net story exposing drugs giving ‘false hope’ to victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin American countries has won an international award highlighting journalistic excellence from around the world. The story ‘Unsupported COVID-19 Drugs Go Deep in Latin America’, written by Aleida Rueda (Mexico) and with additional reporting from…
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SciDev.Net launches free course to help journalists report the science of COVID-19

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A free self-paced online course has been launched introducing journalists to credible COVID-19 news sources and empowering them to spot the news and report to their audiences. The ‘Reporting the science of COVID-19’ course – developed by SciDev.Net’s Script training programme and funded by Sida – is led by instructor,…
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Pandemic peaks interest in SciDev.Net

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SciDev.Net has achieved record reach of its science news as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe this year, due to its unique position as the only news outlet focussed on the impact of science on people in developing countries. Its content was seen more than 312 million times as of…
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New SciDev.Net Plus service offers members exclusive benefits

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SciDev.Net – the world’s leading source of reliable and authoritative news, views and analysis about science and technology for global development – is launching a new service offering members a range of exclusive benefits. Subscribers to SciDev.Net Plus will receive exclusive access to a monthly conference call with SciDev.Net’s coordinators…
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