Can you write about science accurately, clearly and engagingly?
Communicating the latest research developments to a broad audience is a special
skill. Journalists sift through an avalanche of information, distilling out what's
news and turning it into readable copy. Spend 3-8 weeks with a media host on a summer
placement, working with them to produce the news. Return to work understanding the
media world, with more confidence about future forays into it. Develop your writing
skills. Imagine producing funding applications and journal articles that are more
concise, more readable and completed quicker!
For details about the scheme, including an online application form, visit
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/mediafellows
Application deadline: 10 March 2009
Sponsored by BBSRC, EPRSC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, The Royal Academy of Engineering
and The Royal Society.
Some quotes from Fellows in 2008:
"During my Fellowship I gained a broad insight into the complexities, pressures
and challenges of successfully reporting news stories."
"I then realised how exciting my placement was going to be - it was going to
be me at the end of the phone asking the questions!"