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Science For Sharing Journalism Lecture Workshop Science Technology Writing
Science For Sharing Journalism Lecture Workshop Science Technology Writing
Science For Sharing Journalism Lecture Workshop Science Technology Writing
It is possible - and sometimes it is informative - to include scientific terms in reports, as long as they
are explained immediately in words your audience can understand. For example:
Researchers in California say they have found a new way of testing unborn babies for spina bifida
- a deformity of the spine which can cause paralysis.
Sensational claims in other fields, even as remote as astronomy, can cause harm. People will
panic if you report that a giant meteor is heading towards earth but fail to point out that it will
arrive in a thousand years from now and miss us by a million miles.