Science & Tech Lecture for Journalists and Writers

Lecture notes

1. S C IENCE WRITING f o r the scho o l pap e r D a v ao C ity C a m p u s Journ a l i sm Aca d e m y D a v ao Do c t o r s Col l e g e I n c . M a y 4 - 5, 2 17 A RIES N. O L IV E R O S Sc h o o l P a p er A d vise r , The Ce n tr a l Sc h ol a r Chie f , Curr i c ulum a n d I n s tr u c tion S e r vi c es D i vis i on P hi l i p p i ne S ci e n c e High S c h o o l - C e n t r al L u z o n Ca m pus C l a r k F r e e p o r t Z o ne, P am p a n g a

2. Ca m pus j o urnal i sm is a t ool t o p opulari z e the culture of sci e n c e.

3. Na t ion a l S c hools P r ess Co n f e r ence ( N S PC) A w a r ds 201 3 201 4 201 5 2016 O r m oc C i t y , L e y t e S u b i c, Z a m b a l e s T a g u i g C i ty K o r o n a d a l C i ty 2 n d Place 3 r d Place 1 s t Place 6 t h Place Scie n c e S e c t i o n Sci e n ce S e c t i o n Scie n c e S e c t i o n Scie n c e S e c t i o n

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6. A r eas of Sci e nce Writing Tec h n o logy Dis c o v e r i e s H e alth and M e dici n e E n v i r o n m e n t a l I s s u es

7. Compone n t s of Scien c e W ri t ing T E C H NICAL • Man i f e s ts unity and c ohe r ence t o t he th e me / t opic • H a s c a t c h y and app r opri a t e he a dline t h a t c l e a r and f r ee of bi a s is • C o n t ains a l e ad that is cl e ar l y w ri t t en and on the mo s t i m por t a n t de t a i l f ocused

8. C o m p o n e n ts o f Scie n c e W r i t i n g / C o n t i n u a t i o n … • F oll o w s a pp r opri a t e s tyle a nd f orm • U s es app r opri a t e t e r ms and lin g o t o and / or di s cu s s e v e n ts r eport • O b s e r v es rul e s of g r a m m a r and s y n t a x

9. C o m p o n e n ts o f Scie n c e W r i t i n g / C o n t i n u a t i o n … • U t il i z es g r aph s , t ab l e s , sh a rp, and c a p t i oned p ic t u r es p r operly c r opped • U s es lo g i c al a r r an g em e n t of ide a s • Includes s t ories that a r e ar r an g ed in dec r e a s i ng impor t an c e

10. Compone n t s of Scien c e W ri t ing C O N TE N T • U t il i z es f a c ts f r om i n t e r vi e w s, docum e n t r e vi e w , d a t a an a l y s e s, and other r el i able sou r c e s • P r e s e n ts r ele v a n t and t i me l y is s ues on S &T • U s es t e c hni c al ja r g on t o a minimum

11. Compone n t s of Scien c e W ri t ing ETHICS • Ci t es s c i e n t i fic r e f e r ence s , s t a t i s t i cs, and r e l e v a n t figu r e s / f a c ts t o bol s t er c r ed i bil i ty s t a t em e n ts and / or nar r a t i v es of • O b s e r v es e thical and p r o f e s s i onal s t anda r ds f or pri n t m e dia ( f a i rn e s s , r e l e v an c e, a c cu r a c y , and bal a nce)

12. T o produ c e a science section t hat s t ands ou t , the school pub l ic a t i o n must come up w i th some t h i ng d i f fe r ent.

13. ( 2 nd Cru z , C. J. (2 1 ). C a m pus J o u r n a li s m a n d S c h o o l P a p e r A d v i s i n g . ed.) Mani l a: R ex Bo o k S t o re. De p Ed m emor a nd u m N o . 9 , s 2014 . Na t ional Sc h oo l s P r e s s Con f erence (NSP C ) 201 4 G ui d e l ine s . Har k r i de r , J. ( 1996 ). G e t t i n g S t a r t e d i n Jo u rnal i s m . I l l i n o i s : N at i o n a l T e x t b o o k C o mp a n y . K empe r , D. et a l . ( 2 0). W r i t e rs E xpr e s s A H a n d b o o k f o r Y o u n g W r i t e r s , T h i n k er s , a n d L ea r n er s . Ma s s a c h u s et t s : Gre a t S o urce E d u c a t i o n a l Gro u p, I n c . Kh a n, R . E . ( 2 1 ). C a m pus J o u r n a l i s m . Ma n d a l u y o ng C i t y : A n vil P u b l i s hin g . S o r i a n o , R . F . a n d Hen s o n, R .M. (1 9 9 9 ). A P r i m e r o n N e w s O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d T ech n i ques ( W i t h E x e r c i s es). Ma n i l a : B o o k l o re P u b l i s hing C o rp o r a t i o n 24 R e f e renc e s