Our global crew of student fellows fans out to cover #WCSJ2017 on Twitter
Curious to see some highlights from the first few hours of sessions here in San Francisco?
You can check out the Twitter hashtag #WCSJStudents, where our global cohort of student travel fellows is covering the World Conference of Science Journalists live.
Here are some selected tweets the students sent from sessions on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning:
The power of profiles in science writing
Advice from the speakers at the panel about “Putting character into Science.”
The Finkbeiner Test #SciProfiles#WCSJ2017@cragcrest (also don’t mention clothes or sexualise in any way!) pic.twitter.com/Qq6oF50wjX
— Ellen Rykers (@ellerykr) October 26, 2017
“If you wouldn’t say it about a man, don’t say it about a woman” #SciProfiles #WCSJ2017
— Ellen Rykers (@ellerykr) October 26, 2017
What to ask ANY scientist 🙌 #SciProfiles #WCSJ2017 pic.twitter.com/dxoEiG1f3x
— Ellen Rykers (@ellerykr) October 26, 2017
In defense of science
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, sought to inspire the audience with her presentation.
Susan Desmond: Polio erradication is an example of what science can do for humanity #WCSJ2017
— Sebastián Rodriguez (@Sebas211297) October 27, 2017
5.6 million people could die if there’s a 10% budget cut in HIV medicine #WCSJ2017
— Sebastián Rodriguez (@Sebas211297) October 27, 2017
Confidence and credibility: the two things that will make science’s influence stronger. #WCSJ2017 pic.twitter.com/VOYClfRH0L
— Sebastián Rodriguez (@Sebas211297) October 27, 2017
“All of us who care about science funding need to care about the social science of denialism” Susan Desmond #WCSJ17
— Sebastián Rodriguez (@Sebas211297) October 27, 2017
The art of truth
Alberto Cairo, visual journalism guru from the University of Miami, and the complexities of informing through data visualization and infographics.
Alberto Cairo’s talk is about to start soon! Really excited for this one #WCSJ2017 #WCSJstudents pic.twitter.com/QRY1mKLk8k
— Jia Naqvi (@JIANAQVI) October 27, 2017
“A chart always shows as much as it hides,” Cairo says. @albertocairo #dataviztruth #WCSJ2017 #WCSJstudents
— Jia Naqvi (@JIANAQVI) October 27, 2017
While visualising data, remember to clarify, not simplify – @albertocairo #WCSJ2017 #TheArtofTruth #dataviz
— Sibusiso Biyela 祚 看 (@AstroSibs) October 27, 2017
After @albertocairo talk on #DataVizTruth it might be fun to pick apart some examples at https://t.co/Yi4VFV7Hv7 #WCSJ2017 #WCSJStudents
— Carolyn Wilke (@CarolynMWilke) October 27, 2017
4 principles for data viz, from @albertocairo #WCSJ2017 #DataVizTruth #WCSJStudents pic.twitter.com/dPryjBXrMc
— Ellen Rykers (@ellerykr) October 27, 2017
Visualisation gives you superpowers because you can see beyond the data – @albertocairo #WCSJ2017 #DataVizTruth #WCSJStudents
— Ellen Rykers (@ellerykr) October 27, 2017
