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Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) marketing and communication arm, the Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), will conduct a training titled “Science Simplification and Reporting” for Aklan media practitioner to be held on June 8-9, 2017 at theAti-Atihan Festival Hostel in Kalibo, Aklan. The training is in partnership with DOST-VI and the Philippine Association of Science Journalists (PSciJourn) -Aklan Chapter.

The training aims to retool the local media from Aklanwith the current trends on science reporting for print, online, and broadcast, including the Science Journalism Code of Ethics.

Resource persons are seasoned experts in communicating science to the public, includingPaul M. Icamina, of the Malaya Business Insights,to discuss “How to Write Science News for Print Media”;  and Atty. Melvin G. Calimag, executive editor of Newsbytes.PH,to tackle “How to Write Science News for Online.”

On broadcast matters, Melly C. Tenorio, program producer/announcer/supervisor of the Philippine Broadcasting Service-Radyong Bayan (DZRB), will talk about “How to Deliver Science News for Broadcast. Meanwhile, a lecture  on “Science Journalism Code of Ethics” will be delivered by  Lyn Resurreccion, science editor of Business Mirror.

The media training will have 30participants from the local media in Aklan.

After the training, resource persons will have a project visit that highlights DOST-assisted enterprises and technology adoptors located in the island of Boracay in the town of Malay.

Contact Person: Ms Ma. Lilibeth P. Padilla
                            Information Officer III, Public Affairs Unit
                            DOST-STII