The doors to the sixth World Conference of Science Journalists in London this summer have just opened wider. The conference runs June 30 to July 3, and reporters, editors and broadcast producers with science on their minds can now take advantage of early bird registration discounts alongside members of the Association of British Science Writers.

Journalists working toward sharper reporting of scientific developments in East Africa are meeting in three separate conclaves in three cities as the 2009 new year approaches.

Science journalists worldwide could be forgiven their envy as they watch photocopy funds flow to their colleagues’ associations in the United States and Finland. In 2008, for the first time, thanks to an additional $100,000 from the photocopy fund, the U.S. based National Association of Science Writers (NASW) has created travel grants for science writers to attend conferences and do other reporting that requires expensive travel.

In August as the world turned its attention to the Beijing Olympics, Zhou Xinyu, the science editor of China Youth Daily’s popular supplement Bingdian Weekly, found herself suddenly very relaxed among busy colleagues.

When newspaper reporter Lucy Calderón stepped in front of a class of 14 students at Istmo University in Guatemala City very early on a morning in September, she was making history. This small room bright with sunlight pouring in from four windows and a garden in the back was host to the first university instruction in science reporting that had ever happened in her country.

This third iteration of our website is designed to give you a better insight at the world of science journalism, and we mean the whole world!
A few months ago, during a public consultation, you told us you wanted the WFSJ website to connect you to colleagues and other associations all over the world. Not only are we offering new content, but we decided to come with a new look. We hope that these changes will make our website more interesting and easy to navigate.