This post may be of more interest to me than you! The BBC has made publically available their internal journalism training website and it’s an absolute goldmine!
As I write about science on a daily basis this looks like a fantastic resource. Why?
Well for a start, healthcare in Scotland is devolved, so some things are different between Scotland and England, Northern Ireland and Wales, it can be hard to work out if a news story applies in Scotland (or not). For example, legislation on the use of sunbeds differ between Scotland and England. Other differences include parking charges, prescription charges and drug approval.
- The BBC website has lots of information on how the NHS works in Scotland
- There is also a Numbers Masterclass on reporting statistics, also information on accuracy and risk.
- Help with spelling, grammar and punctuation in the English Course.
- A recent discussion on Science and Journalism is worth a read.
The science media centre also produce some good resources such as:
- Communicating risk in a soundbite
- Communicating uncertainty in a soundbite
- Peer review in a nutshell
My favourite website for explaining cancer risk, is still cancer research UK’s What is Risk. I also like the Open Universities free course, available via Open Learn called Using Numbers and Handling Data. (part of S110).
Do you know of any good resources for writing about science? Please let me know, leave a comment below or use the contact form to email me.
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