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Metadata

Data about data: a science paper contains data, but can itself also be described by a different set of data such as its author and title. This second set is metadata. In electronic publishing, it can be used to tag papers with descriptive terms (author, title, but also keywords and date). This facilitates cataloguing and searching.

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Reporting risk: what can we learn from Vietnam?

There is much to learn from Vietnamese approaches to reporting science and risk, says Son Kim Phan

Planet before profit

Nalaka Gunawardene, director of TVE Asia, argues that media about climate change should be a copyright free zone

Where is science in the developing world?

A series of articles, written by TWAS members and published by Nature, discusses the status of science in the South

Consult the experts

A letter to the editor calls on journalists to corroborate anti-GM stories with experts to avoid scaremongering

First steps to blogging

Venturing into science blogging? Damian Carrington advises how.

The case for 'regional' journals

Local science journals are essential for a strong research base and active participation in international science

Science on TV

Rehana Dada's tips for successfully reporting science news on television

The pod-ready South

Though still in its infancy, the digital audio medium of podcasting is giving the people of developing nations a voice

Conference reportage

Tips on how to get the best news story from a science conference

PCST conference blog

Daily insights from the tenth public communication of science conference in Sweden


Science journalism online

The World Federation of Science Journalist's online course, created with SciDev.Net


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