This section lists the various works (articles, publications) that members (journalists, researchers) have undertaken/published, and they wish other members to discover.
While 38 of Africa's 54 countries have a coastline, the ocean hasn't been fully leveraged to tell the continent's nature stories. That's why NEWF has endeavored to create the largest ocean access program for African scientists, conservationists, and storytellers.In this…
< Lake Tana feeds 60% of the Blue Nile, providing water for over 200 million people across Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt. The lake is home to 28 fish species, 21 of which are endemic, with an annual commercial fish production value of approximately $1.1 million.…
Francis Wajo, a PhD student at the University of Juba and Director of Policy and Regulation at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation collaborated with Denis Morris an award-winning multimedia science journalist to co-produce different communication outputs on…
Dr Yasmine Kamal and Hadeer Elhadry from Egypt collaborated to co-produce different communication outputs from a community project restoring mangrove forests in Egypt to combat climate change.In this session, this pair will enlighten us on the importance of mangrove…
OutlineIntroduction to science communicationImportance of StorytellingKey elements of effective storytellingStructure of a storyStorytelling across different mediaTips for creating engaging science storiesInteractive activity
OutlineWhat is social mediaExamples of social mediaUnderstanding SMDifferent uses of SMSocial media use in Science CommunicationBenefits of SM use in Science CommunicationFactors to promote researchers’ social media use.How to use social media to boost your SciCommTypes of…
OutlineWhat is Data?Importance of Data in CommunicationChallenges of using dataData visualisationsHow to use data to tell your storyData CommunicationTips for investigative-driven reportingPracticals
Ten memos on collaboration between journalists and researchers in the Nile basin.1. What unites is more important than what divides the two professions: both aim at representing the world.“We acknowledge that there are many differences in dynamics in the works of journalists and…