List of the parallel sessions

b. Parallel sessions

01. Flat Earth News
Central Hall, Westminster
Donald English Room
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 15:45 - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:15
02. Balance not needed? Science journalism and the reporting of creationism
Central Hall, Westminster
Robert Perks Room
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 15:45 - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:15
03. Science journalism in crisis?
Central Hall, Westminster
Great Hall
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 15:45 - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:15
04. Great talent, but are they credible?
Central Hall, Westminster
Maurice Barnett Room
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 15:45 - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:15
05. The challenges of regional reporting
Central Hall, Westminster
George Thomas Room
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 15:45 - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:15
06. Four Journalists who changed the world
Central Hall, Westminster
George Thomas Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:00
07. Science on television: Here today, gone tomorrow?
Central Hall, Westminster
Robert Perks Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:00
08. Recipe for disaster: A growing population and climate change. Can science serve up a solution?
Central Hall, Westminster
Maurice Barnett Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:00
09. Does science need to be highbrow?
Central Hall, Westminster
Donald English Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:00
10. The future of science news?
Central Hall, Westminster
Great Hall
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:00
10.1a. The Big debate: Is the British media the best or worst in the world at covering science?
Central Hall, Westminster
John Tudor Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:00
UK science journalism debate
Media Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 12:00 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:00
10.2a. ABSW's How to Publish a Popular Science Book
Central Hall, Westminster
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 13:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 14:30
11. As others see us: Science fiction writers on science journalism
Central Hall, Westminster
Robert Perks Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 14:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:00
12. Strife at the top: Lord May of Oxford in conversation with Tim Radford
Central Hall, Westminster
Donald English Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 14:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:00
13. Is the growing influence of PR on science journalism in the public interest?
Central Hall, Westminster
John Tudor Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 14:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:00
14. Different strokes for different science folk
Central Hall, Westminster
Maurice Barnett Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 14:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:00
15. A drought or a flood? Climate change reporting around the world
Central Hall, Westminster
Great Hall
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 14:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:00
15.1a. Swine flu or Whine Flu? Pigging out on scare stories
Central Hall, Westminster
George Thomas Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 14:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:00
16. The science controversy that broke the mould: The media battle for human/animal embryos
Central Hall, Westminster
Maurice Barnett Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 18:00
17. Covering a disaster from Sichuan to Sri Lanka
Central Hall, Westminster
George Thomas Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 18:00
18. Investigative science reporting: Does it exist?
Central Hall, Westminster
Great Hall
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 18:00
19. The death of science magazines: real or exaggerated?
Central Hall, Westminster
Donald English Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 18:00
20. Food: the good, the bad and the misreported
Central Hall, Westminster
Donald English Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 16:30 - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 18:00
21. Advocacy science journalism
Central Hall, Westminster
George Thomas Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 11:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 13:00
22. Blogs, big physics and breaking news
Central Hall, Westminster
Great Hall
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 11:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 13:00
23. Genetics in the news information in the daily press: a comparison between daily papers in Belgium, Canada and France
Central Hall, Westminster
Maurice Barnett Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 11:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 13:00
24. A picture of health? Who shapes public opinion on pharma?
Central Hall, Westminster
Robert Perks Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 11:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 13:00
25. Promises, promises: The Ethics of Unbridled Optimism
Central Hall, Westminster
Donald English Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 11:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 13:00
25.1a. How to start up a science media centre... and keep it running in top gear
Central Hall, Westminster
John Tudor Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 13:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 14:30
26. Embargoes in science reporting: Friend or foe?
Central Hall, Westminster
Robert Perks Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 14:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 16:00
27. Reporting cancer breakthroughs: Striking the right note
Central Hall, Westminster
Donald English Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 14:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 16:00
28. Breakonomics, did careless reporting precipitate the global crisis?
Central Hall, Westminster
George Thomas Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 14:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 16:00
29. Heartbreak and hype: The only way to sell an engineering story
Central Hall, Westminster
Maurice Barnett Room
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 14:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 16:00
30. Climate change coverage: The messy marriage of science, policy, and politics
Central Hall, Westminster
Great Hall
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 14:30 - Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 16:00

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