WORKSHOPS

From Principles to Practice: how to implement WFSJ ethical guidelines in the real world

This workshop will mark a transition from development to implementation of the Ethics in Science Journalism Project. Participants will take part in structured group discussions and feedback will be published on the WFSJ website to inform future training, support tools, and global collaboration.

Covering the Silent Pandemic: Strengthening Science Journalism on Antimicrobial Resistance

Participants in this workshop will explore key developments and reflect on storytelling strategies that make the topic of AMR relevant and engaging. Through expert insights and hands-on activities, attendees will learn to navigate misinformation, frame compelling stories, and identify fresh angles.

Moderating for Impact

In addition to teaching basic moderation and facilitation skills, this workshop will help science media professionals hone their hosting skills by tackling pre-event preparation, dynamic event formats, stage-presence, on-stage and virtual Interviewing, participant management and audience engagement.

Whose story gets told?

How can we ensure that our reporting reflects the true diversity of human experience and thus contributes to health equity?This highly interactive workshop will provide a space to collectively address these challenges and to build tangible skills.

Combatting science misinformation

How do we disseminate reliable information that the public can trust, at a time that AI and deepfakes are facilitating the spread of scientific and health misinformation? This workshop, centred around interactive discussions and knowledge-sharing, provides strategies, best practices and solutions.

Opinion writing for the sciences: Science communication to drive trust

This workshop is supported by Nature Springer
In this workshop, scientists and science journalists will learn about the craft of opinion writing – why they should do it, how to pitch an idea to editors, and the basics of how to structure a piece.

How to pitch: Mastering environmental journalism by playing the editor

This workshop explores how to craft compelling, well-researched pitches that stand out, and concludes with a practical, hands-on exercise where participants will be able to put what they have learned into practice.

Turn Your Science Story into a Comic, Podcast, or Video Using AI

In this interactive, practical workshop, participants will learn how to repurpose written stories into engaging alternative formats using GenAI tools like ChatGPT, Sora, ElevenLabs, etc to bring their science stories to life. Throughout, the emphasis will remain on empowering journalists to experiment with AI while staying true to journalistic values, ethics and public service.