LONDON — During the meeting here last week, I began referring to the World Conference of Science Journalists as my “Super Bowl.” With around 900 participants, it was surely one of, if not the, largest gathering ever of science media from all over the globe. But that wasn’t the only reason I used the American football metaphor. Comments from far-flung reporters and editors about the peculiar state of science journalism in their countries were the most enjoyable part of the conference. The following are short conversations with twelve of them about the important stories, challenges and opportunities in their corner of the world:
ValerĂa Román – El Clarin (Blog: Ensayos y Error), Argentina
Natasha Mitchell – All in the Mind, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia
Gustavo Faleiros – O Eco, Brazil
Zia Hepeng – Science News,
China
Mohammed Yahia – IslamOnline, Egypt
Jari Mäkinen – Kupla Productions, Finland Dominique Leglu – Sciences et Avenir, France Horacio Salazar – Milenio, Mexico Alex Abutu Augustine – News Agency of Nigeria, Nigeria Muhammad Suhail Yousuf – Metro One, Pakistan William Odinga Balikuddembe – Uganda Science Journalists Association, Uganda Nguyen Dan Vu Long – Freelance,
Vietnam
