"Dieses Handbuch enthält Werkstattberichte aus allen Medien: Wie entsteht eine größere Geschichte, wie ist eine Reportage aufgebaut? Wie funktioniert Wissenschaft im Radio, wie im Fernsehen? Wie hat das Internet alles verändert? Winfried Göpfert zeigt, wie in den Redaktionen heute gearbeitet wi
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rd und welche Zugangswege in den Wissenschaftsjournalismus führen. Ranga Yogeshwar ("W wie Wissen") erzählt, was er von den modernen Wissens-Magazinen hält. Kann man journalistisch arbeiten und gleichzeitig PR betreiben? PR ist legitim. Nur nicht die Vermischung der Aufgaben von Journalismus und PR. Wie sorgt man als Wissenschaftler für Öffentlichkeit? Die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit in Forschungseinrichtungen hat sich enorm verändert. Erfahrene PR-Mitarbeiter erläutern ihre Arbeitsweise und beschreiben wesentliche Trends." (Verlagbeschreibung)
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"Based primarily on a systematic review of the relevant literature between 2000 and 2017, this article reflects on the state of journalism about science in developing countries, with a focus on its issues, challenges and implications for their developmental processes and causes. Five major themes em
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erge from our analysis: (a) heavy dependence on foreign sources, especially the media of the Global North; (b) the low status of domestic science news in newsrooms; (c) uncritical science reporting that easily lends itself to influences of non-science vested interests; (d) tight grip of politics on science journalism; and (e) ineffective relationships between science and journalism. We will demonstrate that, while some of these problems exist in the North, they can have far more severe consequences on the progress of the South, where news plays an almost exclusive role in informing and engaging laypeople with science and its socio-cultural, economic and political implications." (Abstract)
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"Thank you for your interest in the AuthorAID Effective Mentorship in Research Communication Toolkit, designed for established researchers in low- and medium-income countries, who mentor PhD students or junior colleagues in research communication. For the purposes of this toolkit, we define research
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communication as the process of interpreting or translating scientific research into a language, format and context that specialists and non-specialists can understand. It involves a network of stakeholders for example researchers, editors, journalists, policymakers, governments generally, user organizations and the public, who are all potential users of research." (Page 5)
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"Thank you for your interest in the AuthorAID writing clubs toolkit, designed primarily for individuals in low- and medium-income countries who are considering, or might consider, starting a writing club. It can also serve individuals who wish to develop existing writing clubs further. Participants
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may be at any career stage - administrators, faculty members of various ranks, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students have all established successful writing clubs. For the purposes of this toolkit, a writing club consists of people who meet periodically to discuss their writing, within the context of research communication. The club may be in person, electronically, or both. And it may focus on the writing process, the writing product, or both." (Page 5)
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"A holistic way of approaching the question of how African university presses can reposition themselves in support of the broader shift of some African universities towards a greater focus on research, is to consider shifts in the dominant institutional logic in the academic publishing industry. Bas
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ed on a baseline survey of university presses in Africa, in-depth case studies of selected university presses, and an analysis of the publishing choices made by African academics, this research project examined the opportunities and constraints faced by university presses in Africa. It provides an overview of the African university press landscape and shows that there is a small, active group of university presses. University presses in Africa are not yet making use of technological advances to reconfigure their production, distribution and marketing processes, nor are they experimenting with new publishing models such as open access. While case studies of selected university presses surfaced unsurprising challenges (such as scarce resources and limited capacity), they also show that university presses in Africa are constrained by institutional logics that are holding them back from experimenting with new ways of doing things. The research also reveals that an alarmingly high number of academic authors at one flagship research university in Africa are choosing to publish monographs with predatory publishers. The report concludes with a set of pragmatic recommendations; recommendations that are simultaneously attuned to the opportunities and to the realities of African university presses as revealed by the research conducted." (Executive summary)
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"Journals in the developing world face challenges in becoming known and respected in the international research landscape. Since 1998 the Journals Online project has established a network of local journal platforms to help Southern journals gain an online presence and increase their global visibilit
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y. The framework described in this document is a response to the second part of the challenge: that of increasing respect for Southern journals. Concerns are often raised about the perceived quality and transparency of publication processes for Southern journals. This, in turn, limits the perceived credibility of the research published within those journals. The Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework provides detailed assessment criteria for the quality of publishing practices of Southern journals and is initially being used to assess the journals hosted on JOL platforms. Journals assessed against the JPPS criteria are given one of six levels: inactive title; new title; no stars; one star; two stars; and three stars. The assigned JPPS levels serve a dual purpose. For readers, they provide assurance that the journals meet an internationally recognized set of criteria at a particular level. For journal editors, the detailed feedback from the JPPS assessment helps them identify ways to improve their publishing practices and standards with a view to achieving a higher level at the next assessment. The JPPS framework has been established and is managed by African Journals Online (AJOL) and INASP." (Summary)
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"Mit dieser Publikation möchten wir interessierten Personen und Organisationen einen praxisorientierten Leitfaden für die Nutzung und Anwendung von freien Lizenzen an die Hand geben: Wie funktionieren freie Lizenzen? Wie finde ich die geeignete Lizenz für meine individuellen Bedürfnisse? Wo find
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e ich freie Inhalte im Internet? Das sind nur einige der Fragen, die in diesem Leitfaden beantwortet werden sollen. So hoffen wir, zur sachkundigen Nutzung von Open-Content-Lizenzen beizutragen." (Vorwort, Seite 3)
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"Los científicos, comunicadores y periodistas científicos necesitamos ampliar nuestros espacios de comunicación y explorar las nuevas posibilidades que nos ofrecen tecnologías como el video para compartir nuestro quehacer aprovechando las posibilidades que tenemos al alcance, como nuestro teléf
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ono móvil o las cámaras fotográficas. La ventaja con el video es que puede funcionar por sí mismo o ser complementario para distintos medios, además de utilizar texto, fotografía, mapas o infografías —todas ellas, herramientas que utiliza el periodismo digital. Este es un manual breve, dedicado a científicos, comunicadores y periodistas de ciencia que desean iniciarse en este campo y aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades que ofrece para comunicar. Busca proporcionar los conocimientos técnicos y la metodología básica para comenzar a realizar un proyecto de video, con pocos conocimientos y un mínimo de recursos. Se trata de una guía que conduce al lector por el camino de la realización y producción de un video, llevándolo desde el planteamiento de una idea hasta la forma de hacer llegar el video al puìblico. Hay muchos, muchiìsimos libros de video, pero este manual tiene la información que se requiere para poner manos a la obra, sin conocimientos, casi sin recursos, pero sin que haya excusa que valga. Porque consideramos que la experiencia es el mejor maestro. Existen a nivel iberoamericano pocas ofertas de videos de comunicacioìn o periodismo científico, este es un campo lleno de posibilidades para explorar y proponer." (Presentación, página 7)
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"This toolkit aims to help global mental health researchers communicate their findings to their stakeholders. The principles in this toolkit can be applied to all stakeholders, including policy-makers, and to key messages about your project’s implementation and policy influence activities. This to
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olkit will help you to know: 1. How to package your key messages to make them remembered and acted upon by your stakeholders; 2. How to plan your communications methods and activities to achieve your project and policy objectives; 3. How to produce communications products, including impact statements, blogs, infographics and policy briefs, to communicate your key messages to your stakeholders." (Overview)
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"Communicating research findings to potential users outside the academic community, whether in government, business, Third Sector or the general public, has, or at least should become, an essential element in most social scientists’ working lives. Engaging with the media enables you not just to re
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ach ‘opinion formers’, the public and their academic peers, it is also the most effective way of: communicating research to potential users; raising your profile; getting involved in wider public debate; meeting the broader obligations of accountability that are incumbent on all publicly funded researchers. This publication provides some practical guidelines on how you can engage with the media in order to have a greater impact on the national debate. It will also provide you with information about: what makes a good news story; working effectively with journalist; writing press releases; giving TV and radio interviews; working with radio and TV documentary makers." (Introduction)
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"Understanding Open Access provides a scholarly author-oriented look at the ins and outs of open access publishing. The guide addresses common concerns about what “open access” means, how institutional and funder open access policies work, and why authors might consider making their works openly
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accessible online. It also provides information on how to openly license works, how to tailor licensing permissions, and where authors can consider making their open access works available. The guide includes real-life strategies that authors can use to work with publishers, institutions, and funders to make their works available on the terms most consistent with their dissemination goals." (Pubisher)
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"This handbook is designed to serve the needs of anyone who conducts, plans, or implements clinical trials—especially trials that evaluate new drugs or interventions in a community setting. We want to make your job easier, whether you are a researcher, a study coordinator, or a communications prof
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essional. Objectives: provide practical guidance to clinical trial staff and research partners on how to anticipate and respond to the special communications challenges posed by the conduct of clinical research in resource-limited settings; share lessons learned from case studies of actual experiences running trials in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the United States and Europe; supply hard copy and electronic versions of diagnostic tools, sample templates, and model examples of communications plans and materials that sites can adapt for use in their communications planning and implementation." (Page 2)
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"Journalists who regularly cover science, health, environment and technology in Africa and the Arab world face a number of difficulties: Lack of elementary resources for journalistic research, and newsroom environments that are not always supportive of specialised reporting. Also a need for capacity
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to cover science is often bemoaned as well as difficulties in interactions between journalists and scientists. The evaluation of the world's largest support initiative for science journalism in developing countries, the SjCOOP mentoring programme, shows that some of these problems can be mitigated through a variety of support programmes, especially ‘distance mentoring’. The article analyses ways of building capacity and offering general support with the help of ICTs. Organisational structures for specialised reporting in 40 newsrooms are compared. Cases of structural advancement and innovation for science journalism are discussed." (Abstract)
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"About 49 percent of the World Bank’s policy reports, which are published Economic and Sector Work or Technical Assistance reports, have the stated objective of informing the public debate or influencing the development community. This study uses information on downloads and citations to assess wh
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ether policy reports meet this objective. About 13 percent of policy reports were downloaded at least 250 times while more than 31 percent of policy reports are never downloaded. Almost 87 percent of policy reports were never cited. More expensive, complex, multi-sector, core diagnostics reports on middle-income countries with larger populations tend to be downloaded more frequently. Multi-sector reports also tend to be cited more frequently. Internal knowledge sharing matters as cross support provided by the World Bank’s Research Department consistently increases downloads and citations." (Abstract)
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