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1 Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, India
2 National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai 400 087, India
 

The art of communicating truth behind the crude science for information of the public through print and online media platforms is called science journalism. It is an important tool to inform the public on the results of research. However, it comes with a responsibility to meet the expectations of both public and scientific community. Science journalism connects science to communication business model in media industry, and its expansion has increased the career options for people in science. Though a few institutions and research centres have integrated science journalism in their academic programmes, it is not sufficient to fill the huge gap of trained manpower in this area in India.
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  • Gopen, G. D. and Swan, J. A., Am. Sci., 1990, 78(6), 550–558; http://www.jstor.org/stable/29774235A science journalist can sense the background for news and uses the elements which can breathe life in the story.


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Bharati Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, India
Binita Shah
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai 400 087, India

Abstract


The art of communicating truth behind the crude science for information of the public through print and online media platforms is called science journalism. It is an important tool to inform the public on the results of research. However, it comes with a responsibility to meet the expectations of both public and scientific community. Science journalism connects science to communication business model in media industry, and its expansion has increased the career options for people in science. Though a few institutions and research centres have integrated science journalism in their academic programmes, it is not sufficient to fill the huge gap of trained manpower in this area in India.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi11%2F1774-1775