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Science Journalism in India: A journey from One day wonders to Face book
generation
Dr. NATARAJU.S.M.Division of Virology
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesKolkata
Email: [email protected]
The H1N1 Pandemic
Water on the Moon
TOP 5 SCIENCE STORIES OF 2009
Nobel for V Ramakrishnan
Cloned buffalo calf 'Garima,'
The earliest origin point of science communication can be marked, when early man had made primitive stone tools and disseminated them.
The early man might have communicated with each other through body language. Subsequently, oral language, phonetic and written language evolved.
Agricultural communication started through public relations, when man started exchanging information about various agricultural practices, like sowing, irrigation and harvesting, etc.
Folk arts, folk songs and folk dances are immensely effective as the means of mass communication.
• Science journalism is a branch of journalism that uses the art of reporting to convey information about science topics to a public forum.
• A science journalist (or science writer) is a journalist who specializes in writing about science topics, and thus practices science journalism, or popular science.
The most important forms of media are print, radio, television and internet.
• Print Media
• Audio/Visual Media
• Folk Media
• Interactive Media
• Digital Media
Print Media
• Dailies :7131• Tri/Bi weeklies :74• Weeklies :22116• Fortnightlies :8547• Monthlies :19456• Quarterlies :4470• Annuals :605• Other :2333
ELECTRONIC NEWS MEDIA
• Onlinenewspapers.com
• Internet Public Library
• Most newspapers/magazines have a science and technology section.
The important sources of science reporting
Short term courses
Medium term courses
Long term courses
Science journalism training
'Local story, global impact'
Television
417 Private channels
33 DD channels
The science behind your favorite shows
Radio
• AIR has largest broadcast networks • 231 stations• 273 transmitters
FM Radio
248 Private FM radio stations
171 FM transmitters
Community Radio
Original entertainment by locals and students are the hall mark of this radio.
Health and hygiene, Agricultural messagesFisher folk issuesRoad safetyWater conservationRain water harvesting
Satellite Radio
Mobile services allow listeners to roam a continent, listening to the same audio programming anywhere.
Internet
The ability to combine text, voice and pictures gives added strength to Internet as a medium. But Internet could not yet transmit long videos efficiently.
Top Most Popular Science Websites
Social networking
Etc.,,,
Conclusion
Science reporting/journalism has been going through several major technological changes during the past few decades.
Now the news gathering to dissemination, are getting better with advanced technologies.
Over the last several decades, innovations from space technologies have increasingly become a part of our daily lives.
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