Business, Economics & Law

Science Communication Skills for Journalists

A Resource Book for Universities in Africa

by Charles Wendo

Description

This book covers science communication skills and provides hands-on guidance together with examples, learning activities, graded and ungraded quizzes to facilitate learning. There are five academic review papers reflecting on key science journalism and communication issues in Africa.

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Author Biography

Wendo is a science journalist, media trainer and veterinary doctor. He has worked with CABI since November 2017 as training coordinator for SciDev.Net. His role involves training journalists on how to report about science in the media. He does this by organising online and face-to-face training and supporting two universities in Africa to embed science journalism in their undergraduate curricula. Prior to joining CABI he worked with the New Vision newspaper in Uganda for over 16 years as a science writer, science editor, Saturday Vision editor and Sunday Vision editor. He also worked with the Infectious Diseases Institute of Makerere University in Uganda as a communication specialist for over two years.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher/Imprint CABI / CAB International
  • Publication Date August 2022
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781800621428 / 1800621426
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Pages192
  • ReadershipCollege/higher education; Professional and scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions246 X 189 mm
  • Reference Code5606

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