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2016
Seminar on biostatistics for journalists and communicators in Barcelona
If interpreting research statistics or results is often complicated for health professionals, the task can be even more arduous for journalists dealing with scientific information.To shed a little light on some of the basic concepts and to discuss the problems that often occur for biomedical journalists when attempting to understand statistical data, the Seminar of…
2015Epidemiología para periodistas y comunicadores
Epidemiology is a particularly attractive discipline for the media. It is present in many health issues, and also in the environment and technology, as it involves all types of health risks for the population. However, the statistical element and its technical terminology involves enormous difficulties for journalists and reporters. The Esteve Foundation and the Asociación…
2015Los públicos de la ciencia
Opinion polls usually reflect a preference of the public for science topics. Audience data, however, appear to show exactly the opposite. How interested is society in science? Which real audience has not only the traditional means offered by scientific contents, but also dissemination possibilities such as blogs or museums? How are social networks and internet…
2014Casino G. Más comunicación y menos periodismo: ¿hasta cuándo?. Panace@. 2014;15(39):128-9
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2014
Seminar on epidemiology for journalists and communicators
Are you a scientific journalist or communicator and have difficulties in understanding and explaining epidemiological studies? Are you interested in knowing how inequalities, access to service, the place of residence and other social factors influence health? Do you want to know where to find reliable information on the incidence and prevalence of cancer, Alzheimer and…
2014
The public science
Opinion surveys often reflect the preference of the public for scientific subjects. However, audience ratings show exactly the opposite. Up to which point is society interested in science? What real audience not only has the traditional means to access scientific contents, but also others such as blogs or museums? The Esteve Foundation organized a new…
2014El científico ante los medios de comunicación. Retos y herramientas para una cooperación fructífera
Full document Full PDF [wpdm id=1202 type=”btn”] Chapters Presentación P. Morales [wpdm id=1203 type=”btn”] Participantes [wpdm id=1204 type=”btn”] 1. Protagonistas y públicos de la comunicación científica V. de Semir [wpdm id=1205 type=”btn”] 2. Periodismo científico: el desafío de compartir «información asombrosa» P. Jáuregui [wpdm id=1206 type=”btn”] 3. Ciencia y periodismo en la red P. Fernández…
2013Bioestadística para periodistas y comunicadores
If interpreting a statistic or research is often difficult for health professionals, the task can become be even more difficult for journalists reporting on science. In the field of health there is little certainty, everything is a possibility, and one of the basic functions of the reporter is to clearly explain this uncertainty. Precisely because…
2013El periodismo biomédico en la era 2.0
Approximately 4,000 layoffs and 70 closures of media organizations in 2012 alone. This is the bleak picture that currently faces journalists, according to the Federation of Journalists in Spain. These cutbacks in the media have also particularly affected biomedical journalists, a group that has traditionally been on the margins, who in recent years have witnessed…
2013